Shevington High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 15 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
- 878 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 88.3%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 2.6%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 1%
African 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.9
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 9 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 176 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
| French | GCSE | 21 |
| Geography | GCSE | 74 |
| History | GCSE | 111 |
Admissions
Shevington High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 242
- 3rd preference
- 174
- From another Local Authority
- 71
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 81 97 |
| Year 8 | 177 88 89 |
| Year 9 | 176 89 87 |
| Year 10 | 171 88 83 |
| Year 11 | 176 76 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 38.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 47.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.4% 3.0% |