Higham Lane School is a secondary school located in Nuneaton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 02/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Shanklin Drive, Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ
Website: http://www.highamlaneschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 02476757000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Warwickshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Phil Kelly
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137767

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1530
Number of Pupils: 1446
Number of Boys: 725
Number of Girls: 721

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.35 Confidence interval 0.19 to 0.52
Of the 244 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 236 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:36%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:62%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.75
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicolas CofE Academy
Windermere Avenue , CV11 6HJ
3out of 4 698 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Weddington Primary School
Winchester Avenue , CV10 0DR
3out of 4 735 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Milby Primary School
Milby Drive , CV11 6JS
3out of 4 1,215 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lower Farm Academy
Milking Lane , CV10 0FG
- not rated 1,535 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Abbey CofE Infant School
Aston Road , CV11 5EL
4out of 4 1,594 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Higham Lane School
Shanklin Drive , CV10 0BJ
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Etone College
Leicester Road , CV11 6AA
3out of 4 868 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Greenmoor Road , CV10 7EX
3out of 4 2,677 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The George Eliot School
Raveloe Drive , CV11 4QP
2out of 4 2,995 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College
Hinckley Road , CV11 6BH
- not rated 535 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI College
King Edward Road , CV11 4BE
- not rated 1,402 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
ALP Nuneaton
Holman Way , Nuneaton CV11 4PN
- not rated 1,951 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Discovery Academy
Vernons Lane , CV11 5SS
3out of 4 2,350 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Oak Wood Primary School
Morris Drive , CV11 4QH
3out of 4 2,824 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oak Wood Secondary School
Morris Drive , CV11 4QH
3out of 4 2,824 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.