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Higham Lane North Academy

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Free schools in Nuneaton, CV11 6YN, taking ages 11 to 16, 154 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted
3.997 mi Admitted from, 2025/26
17% Full

Will an address get in?

In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Higham Lane North Academy lived 3.997 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 3.997 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Higham Lane North Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 3.997 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 154 pupils in 920 places (17% full)
TrustCENTRAL ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityWarwickshire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Higham Lane North Academy

Girls and boys53.9% girls, 46.1% boys
English as an additional language3.9% of pupils
Free school meals18.8% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Higham Lane North Academy

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 3.997 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is CV10 at £185,000; the dearest, LE10, £270,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
CV10 Nuneaton and Bedworth 2.4 mi £185,000 150 sales
CV11 Nuneaton and Bedworth 1.6 mi £218,000 116 sales
LE10 Hinckley and Bosworth 3.5 mi £270,000 43 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

Weighing Higham Lane North Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around CV11: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

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 North Academy?

Higham Lane North Academy 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 3.997 miles away, per Warwickshire.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Higham Lane North Academy?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 3.997 miles was enough in 2025/26. 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 North Academy 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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Admission distance published by Warwickshire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.