Shevington High School
Shevington Lane, Wigan, WN6 8AB
878 pupils · 99% of 890 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Free school meals
- 25.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 51.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 70.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 36.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.08 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 169 | 183 | 584 | 169 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 171 | 175 | 591 | 171 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 173 | 152 | 552 | 173 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 174 | 202 | 587 | 174 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 176 | 160 | 548 | 176 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 171 | 150 | 523 | 167 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 157 | 112 | 532 | 155 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 172 | 131 | 459 | 168 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Standish Community High School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St John Fisher Catholic High School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Dean Trust Wigan 4.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Peter's Catholic High School 4.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College 4.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Up Holland High School 6.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.