Shevington_High_School

Shevington High School

Shevington High School

Community school in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England

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]

Notable former pupils

References

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


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