Shevington High School is a

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located in

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in the

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, England. It is a community school administered by

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, and offers

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. Graduating students often go on to attend St John Rigby College,

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, Southport College or

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. It was founded as a County Secondary School in 1959, as part of

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's Education Expansion Programme, on its site near Stockley Wood where it still is based today. During the 1970s, it became a

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under the control of Wigan Council after the 1974 local government reorganisation.

Notable former pupils

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References

External links

Shevington High School official website
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