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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 18 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 22 May 2014Graded inspection: Good · as Shavington High School, URN 111420
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry515 applications · 195 places offered · 225 named it first
- 2026 2.6; Cheshire East median median 2.0
- 2025 2.2; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2024 2.3; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2023 2.3; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2022 2.7; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2021 2.9; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2020 2.6; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2019 2.2; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2018 2.1; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2017 1.9; Cheshire East median median 1.7
- 2016 1.8; Cheshire East median median 1.8
- 2015 2.0; Cheshire East median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 2.2; Cheshire East median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Cheshire East median
Dashed bars: as Shavington High School (URN 111420), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 195 | 515 | 2.6 | 225 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2025 | 210 | 451 | 2.2 | 210 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 196 | 451 | 2.3 | 188 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 190 | 428 | 2.3 | 196 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2022 | 175 | 469 | 2.7 | 209 | 1.19 |
| Sep 2021 | 178 | 520 | 2.9 | 237 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2020 | 171 | 452 | 2.6 | 184 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2019 | 170 | 379 | 2.2 | 190 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2018 | 169 | 361 | 2.1 | 162 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 149 | 281 | 1.9 | 137 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 | 168 | 302 | 1.8 | 168 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 114 | 231 | 2.0 | 103 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2014 * | 99 | 213 | 2.2 | 90 | 0.91 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 172 | 44.2 | 42% | 64% | – |
| 2024/25 | 162 | 47.8 | 43% | 74% | – |
| 2023/24 | 164 | 45.1 | 43% | 65% | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 168 | 48.9 | 52% | 74% | +0.05 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Shavington AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.6applications per place 44.2Attainment 8
- 2.2 km · Cheshire EastGraded · no overall grade20242.8applications per place 49.0Attainment 8
- 2.6 km · Cheshire EastRemains Good · concerns noted20242.4applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 2.7 km · Cheshire EastGood20242.2applications per place 32.6Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · Cheshire EastGraded · no overall grade202431.6Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · Cheshire EastRemains Good202324.0Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · Cheshire East20262.3applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · Cheshire EastSerious weaknesses 20261.2applications per place 27.4Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · Cheshire EastGood20222.1applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142237 · 895/4144
- Trust
- Shavington Academy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 850 pupils · 934 on roll
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Replaced
- Shavington High School (URN 111420)
- Address
- Rope Lane, Shavington, CW2 5DH
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources