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Academy in Wigston, Leicestershire, England

Wigston Academy
Address

Station Road Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2DU England
Coordinates	52°34′53″N 1°06′54″W / 52.5814°N 1.115°W / 52.5814; -1.115
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	"Learn, Aspire & Achieve"
Established	2015
Trust	The Wigston Academies Trust
Department for Education URN	137984 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Colour(s)	Yellow and Blue
Website	http://www.wigstonacademy.org

Wigston Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. It was formed in September 2015 through the merger of Abington Academy and Bushloe High School. The school forms part of The Wigston Academies Trust, together with neighbouring Wigston College.

History

The school opened on 1 September 2015.

Previous Schools

Abington High School opened in 1954 although its history is traceable back to 1934.

Bushloe High School opened in September 1959 and was completely rebuilt in 2006 as part of the 1997-2010 Labour Government's Building School for the Future program.

References

"Abington Academy". abingtonacademy.org. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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