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Wigston Birkett House Community Special School

URN
138935
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
URN
138935
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

50 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

73

Stability & Context

90

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
24 July 2022
Inspection date
7 June 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Leicestershire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Leicestershire)
School website
www.birketthouse.leics.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Leicestershire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

0.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

0.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

0.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

0.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

LE18 2DT - Station Road, Wigston, Leics

Contact details

Address
Station Road, Wigston, Leics
Postcode
LE18 2DT
Phone
1162885802
Website
www.birketthouse.leics.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Leicestershire
Local authority code
855

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 620 schools in Leicestershire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

620

Open schools

328

Closed schools

292

Primary schools

409

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 24 July 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2022

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2022

  • Sixth form

    Good

    Graded 24 July 2022

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    24 July 20227 June 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 24 July 2022
    5 December 201913 November 2019-School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 5 December 2019
    • Good

      Published
      24 July 2022
      Inspected
      7 June 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      5 December 2019
      Inspected
      13 November 2019
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Key stage 4 (secondary)

    Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

    Attainment 8

    Attainment 8

    Not published

    Progress 8

    Progress 8

    Not published

    English and maths grade 5 or above

    English & maths 5+

    Not published

    English and maths grade 4 or above

    English & maths 4+

    Not published

    EBacc entry

    EBacc entry

    Not published

    EBacc achievement

    EBacc achievement

    Not published

    Key stage 4 destinations

    Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

    Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

    Education destination

    Education %

    100.0%

    Employment destination

    Employment %

    0.0%

    Apprenticeship destination

    Apprenticeships %

    0.0%

    Not in education, employment or training

    NEET %

    0.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    110

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary409 (66.3%)
    • Secondary110 (17.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other98 (15.9%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Abington High School136 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Bushloe High School170 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Bushloe High School170 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Wigston Academy170 mSecondaryOpen
    Wigston College176 mSecondaryOpen
    Guthlaxton College Wigston176 mSecondaryClosed
    South Leicestershire College273 m16 plusClosed
    Little Hill Primary386 mPrimaryOpen
    Little Hill Primary School386 mPrimaryClosed
    Wigston Birkett House Community Special School392 mNot applicableClosed
    • Abington High School
      Distance
      136 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Bushloe High School
      Distance
      170 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Bushloe High School
      Distance
      170 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Wigston Academy
      Distance
      170 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Leicestershire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Al-Aqsa Primary SchoolNot applicableLE5 4PPClosed
    ALP LeicesterNot applicableLE4 4JGOpen
    Ashmount SchoolNot applicableLE11 4SQOpen
    ASPIRE: LifeskillsNot applicableLE11 3EBOpen
    Auclum Preparatory SchoolNot applicable-Closed
    • Al-Aqsa Primary School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      LE5 4PP
      Status
      Closed
    • ALP Leicester
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      LE4 4JG
      Status
      Open
    • Ashmount School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      LE11 4SQ
      Status
      Open
    • ASPIRE: Lifeskills
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      LE11 3EB
      Status
      Open
    • Auclum Preparatory School
    Wigston College
    Distance
    176 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Guthlaxton College Wigston
    Distance
    176 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • South Leicestershire College
    Distance
    273 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
    Closed
  • Little Hill Primary
    Distance
    386 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Little Hill Primary School
    Distance
    386 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Wigston Birkett House Community Special School
    Distance
    392 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    -
    Status
    Closed