Shavington Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cheshire East
Rope Lane, Shavington, CW2 5DH
64
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
20.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
934
Capacity used
Over capacity110%
850 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
206 of 210 families who put it first got an offer
210
Places offered
451
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 210 | 206 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 116 | 4 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 125 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 451 | 210 | 47% |
1st preference success by year
Cheshire East lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Emma Casewell (Morris)
- Address
- Rope Lane, Shavington, CW2 5DH
- Phone
- 01270260717
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Ward / constituency
- Willaston and Rope · Crewe and Nantwich
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142237
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SHAVINGTON ACADEMY
934 pupils · 850 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
18 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 930 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 162 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 158 | 19% | 58% | 81% | |
| English Language | 158 | 20% | 54% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 156 | 15% | 54% | 72% | |
| Religious Studies | 153 | 23% | 58% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 126 | 10% | 41% | 68% | |
| Geography | 68 | 7% | 32% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 63 | 29% | 92% | 95% | |
| History | 61 | 48% | 69% | 80% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 35 | 9% | 46% | 54% | |
| Design & Technology | 32 | 6% | 31% | 53% | |
| Biology | 28 | 25% | 71% | 82% | |
| Physical Education | 28 | 46% | 71% | 86% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cheshire East council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.