Shevington High School

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Shevington High School
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Entrance to Shevington High
Address
Shevington High School
Shevington Lane

Shevington

Wigan
,
Greater Manchester
,
WN6 8AB

England
Coordinates 53°34′47″N2°41′02″W / 53.57979°N 2.68382°W / 53.57979; -2.68382
Information
Type Community school
MottoCommitted To Excellence
Established1959;65 years ago (1959)
Local authority Wigan Council
Department for Education URN 106529 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherJohn Bennett
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment792 as of April 2022
Website http://www.shevingtonhigh.org.uk/

Shevington High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Shevington in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. [1]

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It is a community school administered by Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council, [2] and offers GCSEs. Graduating students often go on to attend St John Rigby College, Runshaw College, Wigan and Leigh College, Southport College or Winstanley College. [3]

It was founded as a County Secondary School in 1959, as part of Lancashire County Council's Education Expansion Programme, on its site near Stockley Wood where it still is based today. During the 1970s, it became a comprehensive school under the control of Wigan Council after the 1974 local government reorganisation. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shevington | High School". www.shevingtonhigh.org.uk.
  2. ↑ "Shevington High School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk.
  3. ↑ "College & 6th Form | Shevington". www.shevingtonhigh.org.uk.
  4. ↑ "Heritage Trail No. 3" (PDF). Shevington and District Community Association. 2014.
  5. ↑ "Actor Ben is film society's new patron". www.wigantoday.net.


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