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Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr A Gallagher

corporate_fareST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWigston, LE18 3QL

language Visit Website phone 1162882203

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire is a Academy converter primary school in Wigston, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire is an academy converter in Wigston, Leicestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of ST THOMAS AQUINAS CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 208 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #51 of 211 primaries in Leicestershire and #4,725 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 77%

Writing80% LA 71%

Maths90% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading91% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths88% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA 0.2

1.2 to 5.9

1.5

Write

LA -0.1

-0.8 to 3.7

4.0

Maths

LA 0.0

1.8 to 6.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading90% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA -0.1

0.6 to 5.2

0.5

Write

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 2.6

2.7

Maths

LA -0.1

0.7 to 4.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 65%

Reading76% LA 76%

Writing72% LA 79%

Maths76% LA 77%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA -0.2

-3.4 to 1.2

-0.3

Write

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 1.8

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.3

-3.2 to 0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

09 November 2021

Inspection Report

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21 June 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-06-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-05-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-04-22

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 208 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	209	1	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	209	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils