Shevington High School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Wigan
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.672 miles
Published by Wigan Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2010–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Shevington High School is a secondary school in Wigan for ages 11–16 (community school). Wigan has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2010 to 2026 entry.
Shevington High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.672 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 9 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 2.672 miles away, 3rd longest of 12 Wigan secondary schools with a published last distance (middle 1.84 miles).
- The Year 7 last distance in 2026 was about the same as in 2025 and in 2022, though it swung sharply between some years.
- Year 7 2026 had 183 first-choice applications for 169 offers; 157 offers went to first-choice families and 26 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 49 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wigan schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Shevington Lane, Shevington, Wigan, WN6 8AB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wigan
- Pupils on roll
- 878 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff live out the school values of respect, aspiration, inclusion and kindness.”
- “Pupils delight in being part of this vibrant community.”
- “They feel safe in the knowledge that staff will listen to them if they have any worries or concerns.”
To improve
- “However, the support these pupils receive is not as embedded, so progress for some pupils slows.”
- “Leaders know there is more to do to further improve attendance of pupils who face additional barriers.”
- “That said, occasionally, this information is not used effectively to build pupils’ knowledge.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 52% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 183 first-preference applications, 169 offers in total, 157 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wigan.
- Standish Community High School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic High School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dean Trust Wigan 2.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Peter's Catholic High School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dean Trust Rose Bridge 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hawkley Hall High School 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Outwood Academy Hindley 6.0 mi Not judged Last distance published