Higham Lane School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Warwickshire
Shanklin Drive, Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
15.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,516
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,530 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
176 of 177 families who put it first got an offer
225
Places offered
575
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 177 | 176 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 253 | 33 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 103 | 13 | ● 13% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 42 | 3 | ● 7% |
| Total | 575 | 225 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Warwickshire lets families list 6 preferences. 17 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michael Gannon
- Address
- Shanklin Drive, Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ
- Phone
- 02476388123
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward / constituency
- Weddington · Nuneaton
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137767
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 5% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CENTRAL ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST
1,516 pupils · 1,530 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
14 May 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,262 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.59 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 83% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.54 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.17 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 82.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.82 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 242 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.08 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 98 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 239 | 33% | 67% | 81% | |
| English Language | 239 | 26% | 69% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 231 | 37% | 77% | 84% | |
| Religious Studies | 219 | 24% | 51% | 62% | |
| French | 202 | 20% | 42% | 55% | |
| Combined Science | 189 | 10% | 47% | 68% | |
| History | 136 | 23% | 51% | 68% | |
| Geography | 99 | 31% | 68% | 77% | |
| Business | 76 | 37% | 71% | 87% | |
| Art and Design | 64 | 36% | 88% | 97% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 61 | 25% | 70% | 84% | |
| Statistics | 60 | 52% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 40 | 10% | 25% | 50% | |
| Biology | 38 | 5% | 21% | 39% | |
| Business Studies | 29 | 7% | 41% | 83% | |
| Chemistry | 26 | 8% | 23% | 58% | |
| Psychology | 25 | 8% | 32% | 64% | |
| History | 20 | 5% | 10% | 50% | |
| Geography | 14 | 7% | 36% | 64% | |
| Law | 12 | 25% | 42% | 83% | |
| Economics | 12 | 8% | 25% | 67% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 0% | 9% | 36% | |
| Physics | 10 | 20% | 40% | 50% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 10 | 10% | 50% | 80% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 26365: Higham Lane School, Nuneaton
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 72% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 72% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Warwickshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.