South Wigston High School

South Wigston High School
South Wigston High School
Address
	St. Thomas Road; South Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 4TA; England
Coordinates	52°34′45″N 1°08′20″W / 52.5793°N 1.1389°W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Success for all
Established	1938
Department for Education URN	137931 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Susan Webb
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	839
Website	http://southwigston.leics.sch.uk

South Wigston High School is a coeducational secondary school in Leicester, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1938 to serve the community of South Wigston. The school serves students aged 11 to 16, mainly receiving pupils from Glen Hills, Fairfield and Parkland primary schools. It also attracts pupils from many areas of the city of Leicester and the county of Leicestershire. The school has a purpose-built sports centre and several sport fields. It is part of the Learning without Limits Academy Trust.^[1]

Notable alumni include Sue Townsend (1946-1950), author; Louis Deacon (1991-1995), Rugby player for Leicester Tigers and England; and Brett Deacon (1992-1996), also a rugby player for Leicester Tigers and England.

In 2016, BBC2 produced a documentary entitled The Secret Life of Sue Townsend, Aged 68 ¾. Much of the documentary was filmed at the school, and current students participated.

In 2018 South Wigston High School's Progress 8 measure was positive at 0.06, which put the school in the top 50% of schools nationally for progress at GCSE level.^[2]

In 2019, the school attracted attention for its long-standing policy whereby pupils' mobile phones, which are prohibited in school, would be returned to their parents after a voluntary £2 contribution to charity.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Our Academies - Learning without Limits Academy Trust". www.lwlat.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
^ "Find and compare schools in England". UK Government. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
^ "South Wigston school charges for confiscated mobile phone return". BBC News. 9 February 2019. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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[1] "Our Academies - Learning without Limits Academy Trust". www.lwlat.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

[2] "Find and compare schools in England". UK Government. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[3] "South Wigston school charges for confiscated mobile phone return". BBC News. 9 February 2019. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

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