Shavington Academy, Shavington

In 2026, pupils at Shavington Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.1 in Cheshire East and 47 across England.

42% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Cheshire East and 47% in England.

That is down from 47.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.04: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 33, against 46.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 225 families put Shavington Academy as their first choice and 515 named it as one of their preferences, for 195 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 40 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Shavington Academy are St Thomas More Catholic High School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49); Ruskin Community High School (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2); The Oaks Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 32.6); and Crewe Engineering and Design UTC (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 31.6).

Shavington Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Of the 164 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 74% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 4% into work.

13.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 120 pupils (12.8%) received SEN support and 57 (6.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Shavington Academy has a resourced provision for autism: 14 places, 10 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Crewe Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shavington Academy (outside), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Shavington Academy stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 35 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61).

In 2024/25, Shavington Academy issued 91 suspensions, 10 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Shavington Academy are The Berkeley Academy (0.5 miles), Shavington Primary School (0.5 miles), Pebble Brook Primary School (1.1 miles) and Willaston Primary Academy (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.