Shevington High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 16 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 106529
- Address
- Shevington Lane, Shevington, WN6 8AB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 886 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 90.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.6%
Chinese 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.9
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.09
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 134 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 133 |
Admissions
Shevington High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 173
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 237
- 3rd preference
- 162
- From another Local Authority
- 61
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 89 89 |
| Year 8 | 177 88 89 |
| Year 9 | 177 91 86 |
| Year 10 | 179 78 101 |
| Year 11 | 175 80 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 82.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 40.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 6.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 40.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |