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Wigston College, previously known as Guthlaxton College, is a coeducational sixth form located in Wigston Magna in the English county of Leicestershire. The college forms part of The Wigston Academies Trust, together with neighbouring Wigston Academy.




History


It was established as Guthlaxton Grammar School in 1954. The school became Guthlaxton College after comprehensive education was introduced to Leicestershire. The name Guthlaxton came from the Guthlaxton hundred of Leicestershire. In September 2015 the school changed its name to Wigston College to reflect the merger of neighbouring Bushloe High School and Abington Academy into Wigston Academy, a sister school on the same site and part of the same academy trust. In 2016 Wigston Academy took over responsibility for delivering 14-16 education and Wigston College became solely a sixth form, with the final cohort of Year 11 students to study at Wigston College leaving in 2017.




Academics


Wigston College offers a range of A Levels and further BTECs. The college specialises in performing arts and has dedicated facilities to support the specialism.




Headteachers


Mr Martin J. Olivier 1954 -
Mr Robert Dunn (Acting Headmaster following death of M J Olivier)
Mr Cyril Harris
Rev. Arthur Watthey
Mr Graham Norris 1981 - 1995
Mr Michael Fields 1995 - 2008
Mr John Keller 2008 - 2014
Miss Sally Cox 2014 - 2016
Mr Michael Wilson 2016 -
Executive Headteachers/CEO

Mr Alex Green 2015 - 2016
Mr Mark Mitchley 2016 -




Notable former pupils






= Guthlaxton Grammar School

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Adrian Juste, disc jockey and radio presenter
Andrew Nunn, Church of England Cathedral Dean




= Guthlaxton College

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Hamza Choudhury, footballer who currently plays for Leicester City
Brett Deacon, rugby union player, mostly played for Leicester Tigers
Harry Panayiotou, footballer who currently plays for Aittitos Spata




References






External links


Wigston College official website

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