Secondary
Shevington High School
Shevington Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8AB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 878 of 890 places
- Local authority
- Wigan
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
52%
49.0
8th of 20 by our score, among the secondary schools in Wigan we can score - 27 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 49 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.22 |
| Entered the EBacc | 36% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 51% |
| 22/23 | 47% |
| 23/24 | 42% |
| 24/25 | 52% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.41 |
| 22/23 | -0.25 |
| 23/24 | -0.18 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 49.2 |
| 22/23 | 47.9 |
| 23/24 | 46.4 |
| 24/25 | 49.0 |
Shevington Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8AB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Wigan admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- John Bennett
- Address
- Shevington Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8AB
- Telephone
- 01257400990