Wigston Birkett House Community Special School

Special school, academy in Wigston, Leicestershire, England

Wigston Birkett House Community Special School

Address

Station Road Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 2DS England
Coordinates	52°34′56″N 1°06′38″W / 52.5821°N 1.1106°W / 52.5821; -1.1106
Information
Type	Special School, Academy
Motto	Challenge, Achieve, Celebrate
Department for Education URN	138935 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair of Governors	Andrew McQuaid
Headteacher	Chris White
Gender	Coeducational
Age	5 to 19
Enrolment	175
Colour(s)	Blue
Academy trust	Birkett House Academy Trust
School song	Reach by S Club 7
Website	www.birketthouse.leics.sch.uk

Wigston Birkett House Community Special School is a special school with academy status based in Wigston, Leicestershire, England. The school caters for up to 200 students aged between 5 and 19 with a range of additional learning needs.

Facilities

The school is spread over four sites located to the south of Leicester:

Station Road site: Located in Wigston, on the site of Wigston Academy. This new building, which includes a swimming pool, multi-sensory environments, outdoor play areas and accessible classrooms was opened in September 2017. It replaced a previous building located at Launceston Road, Wigston. This site caters for students with moderate, severe, profound and complex needs aged between 5 and 19.
Thistly Meadow Site: Located at Thistly Meadow Primary School in Blaby. Caters for KS2 students with moderate and severe needs.
The Birkett House Centre at Thomas Estley: Located at Thomas Estley Community College in Broughton Astley. Caters for KS3 students with moderate and severe needs.
Birkett House Seniors: Located at Countesthorpe Academy in Countesthorpe. Caters for KS4 and post-16 students with moderate and severe needs. Students at this site have access to a nearby allotment and it hosts a student run café known as "Fox Lodge".

Reputation

Birkett House was rated as "Outstanding" in all areas during its most recent Ofsted inspections in 2016 and 2020.

References

Dryden, Fiona (6 December 2017). "Look inside impressive new facilities at Wigston school for children with learning difficulties". Leicester Mercury.
Hibble, Philip (5 October 2020). "Broughton Astley community scheme that sells and hands out plants and flowers is going from strength to strength". Harborough Mail.
"Wigston Birkett House Community Special School". Ofsted. 8 October 2020.

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