Higham Lane School, Nuneaton | The Schools Guide

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Higham Lane School

Shanklin Drive, Nuneaton CV10 0BJ

https://www.highamlaneschool.co.uk/

Higham Lane School is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,420 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In May 2019 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Progress, Sixth form, Attainment and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Finances and Representation.

The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		Etone College
1.6		St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
1.8		George Eliot Academy
2.4		Nuneaton Academy
2.7		Hartshill Academy
3.2		Redmoor Academy
3.5		Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
3.7		Nicholas Chamberlaine School
4.2		Hastings High School
4.3		The Queen Elizabeth Academy
4.4		The Hinckley School
5.4		Ash Green School

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Progress: Excellent. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Sixth form: Excellent. Attainment is above average, progress is excellent and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Attainment: Excellent. Up to age 16 it is excellent, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is very low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is quite high.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is above average. Destinations at 16 are poor. Progress at 16-18 is below average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

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