Alcester Academy
Academy converter · 636 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 54.0
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Higham Lane School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,516of 1,530 places
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 242
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 14 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Higham Lane School, A Business & Enterprise College (URN 125741, until 1 January 2012).
What the data says
Of the 244 pupils who finished Year 11 at Higham Lane School in 2023, 36% stayed on in Higham Lane School’s own sixth form (Warwickshire average 43%), 21% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 102 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 56% went to university (Warwickshire 35%, England 37%), and 22% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 25% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Sixth form colleges are the main next step: 31% of leavers went to one, roughly twice the England rate of 13%.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Warwickshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Higham Lane School | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 244 | 6,474 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 36% | 43% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 31% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 21% | 34% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Higham Lane School | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 102 | 6,672 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 80% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 56% | 35% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 22% | 21% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 4% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 8% | 7% |
| Employment | 30% | 33% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Higham Lane School | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 52.3 | 48.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 82% | 42% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.82 | 4.28 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 21% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 38.3 | 32.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 56.0 | 52.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 16% | 13% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 239 | 99% | 89% | 26% | 20% | 80% |
| Mathematics | 239 | 99% | 88% | 33% | 22% | 81% |
| English Literature | 231 | 95% | 86% | 37% | 21% | 84% |
| Religious Studies | 219 | 90% | 31% | 24% | 32% | 62% |
| French | 202 | 83% | 18% | 20% | 29% | 55% |
| Combined Science | 189 | 78% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 68% |
| History | 136 | 56% | 41% | 23% | 26% | 68% |
| Geography | 99 | 41% | 41% | 31% | 25% | 77% |
| Business Studies | 76 | 31% | 18% | 37% | 20% | 87% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 61 | 25% | 8% | 25% | 21% | 84% |
| Statistics | 60 | 25% | 5% | 52% | 20% | 100% |
| Sociology | 53 | 22% | 4% | 51% | 21% | 83% |
| Physics | 48 | 20% | 23% | 60% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 48 | 20% | 23% | 54% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 48 | 20% | 23% | 56% | 47% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 38 | 16% | 11% | 32% | 24% | 95% |
| Fine Art | 34 | 14% | 9% | 44% | 28% | 97% |
| Computer Science | 31 | 13% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 65% |
| Photography | 30 | 12% | 6% | 27% | 19% | 97% |
| Drama | 10 | 4% | 7% | 20% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 9 | 4% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 89% |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Studies | 38 | 39% | — |
| Small Business Management | 34 | 35% | — |
| Health Studies | 18 | 18% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Higham Lane School | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 232 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 98 | 3,281 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 37.08 | 35.35 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B- | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 40 | 41% | 31% |
| Biology | 38 | 39% | 20% |
| Business Studies | 29 | 30% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 27% | 17% |
| Psychology | 25 | 26% | 23% |
| History | 20 | 20% | 13% |
| Geography | 14 | 14% | 10% |
| Law | 12 | 12% | 4% |
| Economics | 12 | 12% | 13% |
| Politics | 11 | 11% | 6% |
| Physical Education | 10 | 10% | 3% |
| Physics | 10 | 10% | 12% |
| English Language | 9 | 9% | 4% |
| English Literature | 9 | 9% | 11% |
| Sociology | 7 | 7% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 6 | 6% | 5% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 15 | 15% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 13 | 13% | — |
Other secondary schools in Warwickshire
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Ashlawn School
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Aylesford School Warwick
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82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 39.9
Bilton School
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.