Shavington Academy

Academy converter·Secondary school Shavington, Cheshire East·CW2 5DH
Composite score
59.7
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#1,220
National rank
#143
In North West
#12
In Cheshire East
Top 39%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
47.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
43%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
74%
% EBacc grade 5+
7%
EBacc average points score
3.93

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
82%
225 first choices, 195 places
First choices per place
1.15
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
515
any preference, for 195 places
Last place offered lived
2.75 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 4429 m
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.15
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1920221.0320230.9620241.0020251.152026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
908
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.4%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
4.7%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.6%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
5.1%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
8.3%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
21.8%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,906
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
96%
168 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
91%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

School overview

Shavington Academy is a secondary school serving Shavington, Cheshire East, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 908 pupils aged 11 to 16 on roll. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 47.8 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 2.7 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 39% of secondary schools nationally.

43% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. 74% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Shavington Academy is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 225 first choices for 195 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.75 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. After Year 11, 96% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 8.3%. There are about 16.7 pupils per teacher. Shavington Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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