Shavington Academy
Rope Lane, Shavington, CW2 5DH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SHAVINGTON ACADEMY
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Emma Casewell (Morris)
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 850
- Pupils on roll
- 934
- URN
- 142237
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01270260717
About this school
Shavington Academy is a secondary academy in Shavington. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 934 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shavington Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 168 | 164 | 162 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.9 | 45.1 | 47.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.17 to +0.26 | +0.04 -0.18 to +0.26 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 43.3% | 42.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 65.2% | 74.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 15.9% | 15.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Shavington Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire East average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.9 | 37.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.1 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | 37.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 857 |
| 2023/24 | 875 |
| 2024/25 | 908 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shavington Academy compares
Shavington Academy ranked 12th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.8 | 8.2% | 14.4% | 934 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic High School | 47.7 | 6.7% | 19.3% | 642 | 1.4 miles |
| Ruskin Community High School | 37.9 | 9.1% | 32.7% | 713 | 1.6 miles |
| The Oaks Academy | 35.4 | 7.6% | 49.4% | 681 | 1.7 miles |
| Crewe Engineering and Design UTC | 32.4 | 10.8% | 34.8% | 299 | 2.4 miles |
| Cheshire Studio School | 24 | 18.3% | 50% | 0 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.43%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.22%
- Persistent absence
- 20.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Catholic High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Ruskin Community High School1.6 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
The Oaks Academy1.7 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC2.4 miles
Secondary · Crewe
-
Cheshire Studio School2.4 miles
Secondary · Crewe
Common questions
- What ages does Shavington Academy teach?
- Shavington Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Shavington.
- Who is the head teacher of Shavington Academy?
- The head teacher of Shavington Academy is Mrs Emma Casewell (Morris), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shavington Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shavington Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Shavington Academy?
- Shavington Academy has 934 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Shavington Academy full?
- Shavington Academy has capacity for 850 pupils and 934 on roll (110%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Shavington Academy a faith school?
- No. Shavington Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Shavington Academy a selective school?
- No. Shavington Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Shavington Academy part of an academy trust?
- Shavington Academy is part of SHAVINGTON ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Shavington Academy have?
- The schools register lists Shavington Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Shavington Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.9 in 2022/23 and 47.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shavington Academy compare with other schools in Cheshire East?
- Shavington Academy ranked 12th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 68% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shavington Academy's absence rate?
- Shavington Academy's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shavington Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shavington Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.