What is Higham Lane School's Ofsted rating?

Higham Lane School received a Outstanding rating from Ofsted following its 2019 inspection.

What do parents say about Higham Lane School?

Ofsted Parent View (Sept 2025, 185 responses): 74% of parents would recommend Higham Lane School.

What are Higham Lane School's latest exam results?

Higham Lane School: GCSE 2024/25: Attainment 8 52.3. Check the source and academic year shown with each result.

Where is Higham Lane School located?

Higham Lane School is a secondary school in Nuneaton, Warwickshire (CV10 0BJ).

How many pupils attend Higham Lane School?

Higham Lane School has around 1,477 pupils on roll according to the latest school census data.

How can I compare Higham Lane School with other schools?

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SecondaryData as of May 2026

Higham Lane School

Shanklin Drive, Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ

Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Non-selective · Mixed

Ofsted

Outstanding

May 2019

Historical inspection outcome; read the latest report for the full findings.

Academic picture

52.3school · 46.0 national reference

Attainment 8 · 2024/25. Average GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage.

Why is Progress 8 unavailable?

Progress 8 is unavailable nationally for this year because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled. This is not a negative judgement on the school.

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Exam Results

Official performance data from the Department for Education

GCSE Results (Secondary)

Key performance measures— 2024/25

Attainment 8

52.3

Progress 8?

N/A

9-7 Grades

32.5%

Basics 9-5

61.6%

Exam attainment

Attainment 8 · GCSE points across eight subjects, not a percentage or a measure of progress.

School · 2024/25

52.3

National · same year

46.0

SchoolNational reference

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Attainment 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	53.8	46.4
2023/24	54.0	46.4
2024/25	52.3	46.0

Learning progress

Progress 8 · Progress compared with pupils who had similar prior attainment. Zero is the national progress baseline.

School · 2024/25

Not available

National · same year

Not available

SchoolNational reference

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Progress 8 values by academic year
Year	School	National
2022/23	+0.56	0.00
2023/24	+0.59	0.00
2024/25	Not available	Not available

Progress 8 is unavailable for 2024/25 because the cohort's KS2 baseline tests were cancelled nationally. Missing values are not zero.

Grades at or above each threshold

These percentages overlap: grades 9–7 are also included in 9–5 and 9–4. Do not add the lines together.

9–7% / 9–5% / 9–4% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

EBacc Measures

EBacc Entry

82.2%

EBacc APS

4.81

EBacc 9-5

29.8%

EBacc 9-4

43.0%

How to read Progress 8 vs Attainment 8Two numbers, two different stories. The 6-min explainer for parents.

A-Level Results (Post-16)

Key A-Level performance measures— 2024/25

APS per Entry

37.08

A*-A Grades

28.5%

A*-B Grades

58.7%

AAB+ %

14.5%

APS per Entry

National avgSelective avg

Grade Distribution (%)

A*-A% / A*-B% available from 2023/24; no grade breakdown for 2022/23

Based on 104 students entered

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What parents say and who teaches here

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Nearby secondary schools

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