Parkland Primary School South Wigston

Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed

St Thomas Road, Wigston, LE18 4TA

Headteacher · Mr Andrew Hayes

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Key facts

Pupils549Capacity 600

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 27 September 2023

TrustDiscovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd

Free school meals35.4%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 56 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered58

Applications95

First choice56

First-choice offers56

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).