All Hallows Catholic College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,216 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.6
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Shavington Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 934of 850 places
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 162
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 18 May 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Shavington High School (URN 111420, until 1 September 2015).
What the data says
Shavington Academy has no sixth form. Of the 168 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 79% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 28% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.8 against 46.1 across England and 47.1 in Cheshire East, with 43% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French and German add up to 19% of the year group, and 15% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cheshire East and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Shavington Academy | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 168 | 4,099 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 91% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 11% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 79% | 40% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Shavington Academy | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.8 | 47.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 15% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.93 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 14% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.6 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.2 | 50.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 158 | 98% | 88% | 19% | 22% | 81% |
| English Language | 158 | 98% | 89% | 20% | 20% | 77% |
| English Literature | 156 | 96% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 72% |
| Religious Studies | 153 | 94% | 31% | 23% | 32% | 70% |
| Combined Science | 126 | 78% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 68% |
| Geography | 68 | 42% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 50% |
| History | 61 | 38% | 41% | 48% | 26% | 80% |
| Art and Design | 45 | 28% | 7% | 29% | 24% | 93% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 35 | 22% | 8% | 9% | 21% | 54% |
| Design and Technology | 32 | 20% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 53% |
| Biology | 28 | 17% | 23% | 25% | 45% | 82% |
| Physical Education | 28 | 17% | 11% | 46% | 24% | 86% |
| Physics | 27 | 17% | 23% | 19% | 46% | 89% |
| Chemistry | 27 | 17% | 23% | 19% | 47% | 85% |
| French | 26 | 16% | 18% | 15% | 29% | 77% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 14% | 13% | 14% | 30% | 64% |
| Ancient History | 21 | 13% | 0% | 10% | 37% | 57% |
| Film Studies | 14 | 9% | 1% | 36% | 20% | 93% |
| Photography | 14 | 9% | 6% | 36% | 19% | 100% |
| Citizenship Studies | 13 | 8% | 3% | 31% | 19% | 100% |
| Drama | 6 | 4% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 67% |
| German | 5 | 3% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Textiles | 4 | 2% | 2% | — | 27% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 13 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 11 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 10 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.