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Shavington Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Rope Lane, Shavington CW2 5DH · shavington.academy · 01270 260717
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 2.75 mi
- 4.43 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion 5 · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 934
- 84 over 850 places · 110%
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Shavington Academy
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion 5” went to a home 2.75 mi (4.43 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 225 families put the school first and 195 places were offered; 82% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 195 | 225 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 210 | 210 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 196 | 188 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 190 | 196 | 1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 209 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion 5 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.75 mi4.43 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 42.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire East it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.93 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.3 | +3.2 |
| Sixth form college | 1.8 | — |
| Further education | 73.8 | −12 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3 | +3.9 |
| Employment | 3.7 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −0.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Shavington Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 17 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 81
- 9% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (15%) with SEND