Higham Lane School
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Academy converter in Nuneaton, CV10 0BJ, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,516 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Higham Lane School lived 11.027 miles away, according to Warwickshire. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close on 31 October 2026, with offers on 1 March 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 11.027 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,516 pupils in 1,530 places (99% full) |
| Trust | CENTRAL ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Warwickshire |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Attainment 8 | 52.3 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.59 |
| 2022/23 | +0.56 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Higham Lane School
| Girls and boys | 48.4% girls, 51.6% boys |
| English as an additional language | 17.7% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 15.3% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Higham Lane School's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 36.1% |
| Sixth-form college | 31.1% |
| Further education college | 20.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% |
| Employment | 1.2% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 4.1% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
What it costs to live within reach of Higham Lane School
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 11.027 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is CV1 at £140,000; the dearest, CV7, £615,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV1 | Coventry | 8.8 mi | £140,000 6 sales |
| CV10 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 2.0 mi | £185,000 150 sales |
| CV12 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 3.8 mi | £192,000 60 sales |
| CV5 | Coventry | 9.3 mi | £205,000 156 sales |
| CV6 | Coventry | 7.2 mi | £215,884 241 sales |
| CV11 | Nuneaton and Bedworth | 0.9 mi | £218,000 116 sales |
| CV2 | Coventry | 7.5 mi | £220,000 134 sales |
| LE10 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 3.6 mi | £270,000 43 sales |
| CV9 | North Warwickshire | 5.8 mi | £302,500 81 sales |
| CV13 | Hinckley and Bosworth | 6.0 mi | £399,950 60 sales |
| CV7 | Coventry | 7.5 mi | £615,000 20 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
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Checking the house as well as the school
The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Higham Lane School?
Higham Lane School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 11.027 miles away, per Warwickshire.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Higham Lane School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 11.027 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 99% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Higham Lane School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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