Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, LeicestershireGlenmere Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wigston.

Summary of the comparison

Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire and Glenmere Community Primary School are primary schools in Wigston.

  • Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Glenmere Community Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire is ahead on our composite score.

  • Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire was judged strong and Glenmere Community Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire and 73.0% for Glenmere Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire (71.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Glenmere Community Primary School (74.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire versus Glenmere Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WigstonSaint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, LeicestershireWigstonGlenmere Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking5th of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure100th of 225 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: StrongOfsted: Strong
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll208 211
Capacity211 210
LocationWigston, LE18 3QL Wigston, LE18 3RD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure73.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census208 211
Free school meals (ever 6)6.3% 9.0%
English as an additional language15.9% 20.9%
SEN support11.1% 15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% Stronger figure3.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.9% 5.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire

Glenmere Community Primary School

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