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| motto = "Helping Learners Succeed"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.highamlaneschool.co.uk/page/?title=School%27s+Ethos%2C+Aims+%26amp%3B+Values&pid=140 |title=Higham Lane School - School's Ethos, Aims & Values |website=Higham Lane School |access-date=26 July 2019 |quote=The School’s mission is `Helping Learners Succeed'}}</ref>
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'''Higham Lane School''' is a [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[Academy (English school)|academy]] school in [[Weddington, Nuneaton|Weddington]], [[Nuneaton]], [[England]]. Appointed in 2022, the school's [[headteacher]] is Nick Haddon, taking over from Phil Kelly who had been headteacher of the school for 16 years and retired at the end of August 2022. Peter Banks is the current acting head of the school with Hanif Ladha as the Assistant Head and Head of the Sixth form. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highamlaneschool.co.uk/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=309|title=Higham Lane School is delighted to announce new Headteacher is appointed|year=2022|accessdate=20 September 2022}}</ref> The school teaches students aged between eleven and eighteen, ([[Key Stage 3]] and [[Key Stage 4]]) in preparation for their [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSEs]].
'''Higham Lane School''' is a [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[Academy (English school)|academy]] school in [[Weddington, Nuneaton|Weddington]], [[Nuneaton]], [[England]]. The school teaches students aged between eleven and eighteen, ([[Key Stage 3]] and [[Key Stage 4]]) in preparation for their [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSEs]].


The original school building dates back to 1939, with the introduction of new laboratories, a sports hall and a new Business and Enterprise Centre arriving since. In 2003, after a successful bid, the school was granted [[Business and Enterprise College]] status, under the [[specialist schools programme]]. In January 2012, the school officially gained [[Academy (English school)|Academy status]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.highamlaneschool.co.uk/_files/6F115519DB212CE315AB267552FBF55B.pdf|title=Inspection report: Highham Lane School, A Business and Enterprise College|publisher=The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills|year=2013|pages=3}}</ref>
The original school building dates back to 1939, with the introduction of new laboratories, a sports hall and a new Business and Enterprise Centre arriving since. In 2003, after a successful bid, the school was granted [[Business and Enterprise College]] status, under the [[specialist schools programme]]. In January 2012, the school officially gained [[Academy (English school)|Academy status]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.highamlaneschool.co.uk/_files/6F115519DB212CE315AB267552FBF55B.pdf|title=Inspection report: Highham Lane School, A Business and Enterprise College|publisher=The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills|year=2013|pages=3}}</ref> In November 2021, the school and sixth form were awarded the World Class Schools WCSQM quality mark.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best Secondary school in Warwickshire – Higham Lane School |url=https://www.worldclass-schools.org/our-schools/higham-lane-school/ |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=The World Class Schools Quality Mark |quote=The staff and students of Higham Lane School were publicly awarded the Quality Mark at the WCSQM Awards Ceremony December 2021.}}</ref>

Appointed in 2023, the school's [[headteacher]] is Michael Gannon, taking over from Phil Kelly who had been headteacher of the school for 16 years and retired at the end of August 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Harrison |first=Claire |date=24 March 2022 |title=New headteacher at Nuneaton's best performing school is former pupil |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/in-your-area/new-headteacher-nuneatons-best-performing-23463973 |access-date=13 February 2023 |website=CoventryLive |quote=Higham Lane School has announced that Nick Haddon will become its new head, starting in August.}}</ref> Michael Gannon is the current head of the school with Hanif Ladha as the Assistant Head and Head of the Sixth form.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.highamlaneschool.co.uk/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=309|title=Higham Lane School is delighted to announce new Headteacher is appointed|year=2022|accessdate=20 September 2022}}</ref>


==History==
==History==


In 2003, Higham Lane became a Business and Enterprise [[specialist school]], under the [[Specialist school|specialist schools programme]]. As part of the programme, the school received an additional £500,000 in funding as well as a capital grant of £100,000 in order to fund the construction of a "Business and Enterprise Centre".<ref>https://www.ucasprogress.com/provider/334/higham-lane-school</ref>
In 2003, Higham Lane became a Business and Enterprise [[specialist school]], under the [[Specialist school|specialist schools programme]]. As part of the programme, the school received an additional £500,000 in funding as well as a capital grant of £100,000 in order to fund the construction of a "Business and Enterprise Centre".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ucasprogress.com/provider/334/higham-lane-school |title=Welcome to Higham Lane School |access-date=7 March 2019 |archive-date=7 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307173800/https://www.ucasprogress.com/provider/334/higham-lane-school |url-status=dead }}</ref>


On 13 June 2017 the school made national news when a 15-year-old boy took a double-barrelled shotgun and 200 cartridges into the school with the intent of endangering life.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 June 2017 |title=Boy arrested after shotgun seized at Nuneaton school |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-40261592 |access-date=18 November 2023}}</ref>
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==School farm==


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==School farm==
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In the 1970s and 80s, the school became well known for the [[smallholding]] established by former teacher, John Terry, which he went on to write about in several books (Pigs in the Playground, Calves in the Classroom, Ducks in Detention & Rabbits on Report – published by Farming Press Books<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=john+terry+henry+brewis&bi=0&bx=off&cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&ds=30&recentlyadded=all&sortby=17&sts=t|title = John Terry Henry Brewis - AbeBooks}}</ref>). [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] visited Nuneaton for the first time in December 1994, and when visiting the school, she presented a calf to the school farm and opened the school's new science block. The school farm continued to operate until Terry's retirement in 1998, where it has since struggled due to lack of funding.


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In the 1970s and 80s, the school became well known for the [[smallholding]] established by former teacher, John Terry, which he went on to write about in several books (''Pigs in the Playground, Calves in the Classroom, Ducks in Detention & Rabbits on Report'' – published by Farming Press Books<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=john+terry+henry+brewis&bi=0&bx=off&cm_sp=SearchF-_-Advtab1-_-Results&ds=30&recentlyadded=all&sortby=17&sts=t|title = John Terry Henry Brewis – AbeBooks}}</ref>). [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] visited Nuneaton for the first time in December 1994, and when visiting the school, she presented a calf to the school farm and opened the school's new science block. The school farm continued to operate until Terry's retirement in 1998.{{cn|date= March 2024}}
The area where the school farm was located became a school garden that included two ponds and an aviary of budgies. Teacher, Alex Faulds, ran the garden with the help of a small group of students. The garden won the Secondary school category for Nuneaton's Britain in Bloom, five years in a row, but closed at the end of the school year, in 2008.


==Sixth form==
==Sixth form==


In 2016, the school constructed a new £1.6 million [[sixth form]] building. The building has the potential to accommodate three hundred students. It contains seventeen teaching rooms in addition to two science labs, an art room and a common room.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.qaeducation.co.uk/content/secondary-school-chooses-refurbished-building-foremans-its-1st-sixth-form |title=A secondary school chooses a refurbished building from foremans for its 1st sixth form {{!}} QA Education Magazine |website=www.qaeducation.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307054340/https://www.qaeducation.co.uk/content/secondary-school-chooses-refurbished-building-foremans-its-1st-sixth-form |archive-date=2019-03-07}}</ref>
In 2016, the school constructed a new £1.6 million [[sixth form]] building. The building has the potential to accommodate three hundred students. It contains seventeen teaching rooms in addition to two science labs, an art room and a common room.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.qaeducation.co.uk/content/secondary-school-chooses-refurbished-building-foremans-its-1st-sixth-form |title=A secondary school chooses a refurbished building from foremans for its 1st sixth form {{!}} QA Education Magazine |website=www.qaeducation.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307054340/https://www.qaeducation.co.uk/content/secondary-school-chooses-refurbished-building-foremans-its-1st-sixth-form |archive-date=7 March 2019}}</ref>


==The building==
==The building==
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== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
*[[Gareth Edwards (director)|Gareth Edwards]] – Director of ''[[Monsters (2010 film)|Monsters]]'', ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'', and ''[[Rogue One]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Nuneaton Godzilla director Gareth Edwards tells of meteoric rise to fame|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/film-news/nuneaton-godzilla-director-gareth-edwards-7175529|access-date=2 February 2017|work=The Coventry Telegraph|date=27 May 2014}}</ref>
*[[Gareth Edwards (director)|Gareth Edwards]] – director of ''[[Monsters (2010 film)|Monsters]]'', ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'', and ''[[Rogue One]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Nuneaton Godzilla director Gareth Edwards tells of meteoric rise to fame|url=http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/whats-on/film-news/nuneaton-godzilla-director-gareth-edwards-7175529|access-date=2 February 2017|work=The Coventry Telegraph|date=27 May 2014}}</ref>
*[[Jon Holmes]] – BAFTA award-winning writer, comedian and broadcaster. Writer of ''[[Horrible Histories]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Prize giving for Higham Lane school leavers|url=http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/prize-giving-higham-lane-school-leavers/story-28247314-detail/story.html|access-date=2 February 2017|work=Nuneaton News|date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213192109/http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Prize-giving-Higham-Lane-school-leavers/story-28247314-detail/story.html|archive-date=13 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Jon Holmes]] – BAFTA award-winning writer, comedian and broadcaster; writer of ''[[Horrible Histories]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Prize giving for Higham Lane school leavers|url=http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/prize-giving-higham-lane-school-leavers/story-28247314-detail/story.html|access-date=2 February 2017|work=Nuneaton News|date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213192109/http://www.nuneaton-news.co.uk/Prize-giving-Higham-Lane-school-leavers/story-28247314-detail/story.html|archive-date=13 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Wally Holmes (rugby union)|Wally Holmes]] – rugby union player
*[[Wally Holmes (rugby union)|Wally Holmes]] – rugby union player
*[[Lauren Samuels]] – West End Actress. Runner up on ''[[Over The Rainbow]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nuneaton's Lauren Samuels opens in 'Bend it Like Beckham' in West End tonight|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/nuneatons-lauren-samuels-opens-bend-9519990|access-date=4 September 2019|work=Coventry Telegraph}}</ref>
*[[Lauren Samuels]] – West End actress; runner up on ''[[Over The Rainbow]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Nuneaton's Lauren Samuels opens in 'Bend it Like Beckham' in West End tonight|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/nuneatons-lauren-samuels-opens-bend-9519990|access-date=4 September 2019|work=Coventry Telegraph}}</ref>
*Hasnain Khan – Medical student awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services during the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|Covid-19]] pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mullen|first=Enda|title=Royal honour for headteacher who opened playground during Covid-19 lockdown - and others from our area|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/royal-honour-headteacher-who-opened-19083210|date=10 October 2020|access-date=16 October 2020|work=Coventry Telegraph|quote=Hasnain Khan is a 22-year-old from Nuneaton who was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM).}}</ref>
*Hasnain Khan – medical student, awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services during the [[Coronavirus disease 2019|Covid-19]] pandemic<ref>{{cite news|last=Mullen|first=Enda|title=Royal honour for headteacher who opened playground during Covid-19 lockdown – and others from our area|url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/royal-honour-headteacher-who-opened-19083210|date=10 October 2020|access-date=16 October 2020|work=Coventry Telegraph|quote=Hasnain Khan is a 22-year-old from Nuneaton who was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM).}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Higham Lane School
Address
Map
Shanklin Drive

Nuneaton
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Warwickshire
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CV10 0BJ

England
Coordinates52°31′58″N 1°27′24″W / 52.5329°N 1.4568°W / 52.5329; -1.4568
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto"Helping Learners Succeed"[1]
Established1939
Local authorityWarwickshire County Council
Department for Education URN137767 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherMichael Gannon[2]
Assistant Head teacherPeter Banks
Head of Sixth Form/Assistant Head teacherHanif Ladha[3]
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1,230
Classes offeredEnglish Language, English Literature, Maths, Religion and World Views, Physical Education (PE), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), French, Geography, History, Business, Business and Enterprise (Vocational), Computer Science, Drama, Engineering Design (Vocational), Fine Art, Food Preparation and Nutrition, Health and Social Care (Vocational), IT (Vocational), Music, Sport Science (Vocational), Photography, Sociology,
Hours in school day6.5
HousesHonestas (honesty, integrity, kindness, compassion and empathy)

Luctamen (hard work, effort, growth mindset, resilience, determination)

Spiritus (inspiration, innovation, originality, creativity)
Colour(s)  Black and Red
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Higham Lane School is a secondary academy school in Weddington, Nuneaton, England. The school teaches students aged between eleven and eighteen, (Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4) in preparation for their GCSEs.

The original school building dates back to 1939, with the introduction of new laboratories, a sports hall and a new Business and Enterprise Centre arriving since. In 2003, after a successful bid, the school was granted Business and Enterprise College status, under the specialist schools programme. In January 2012, the school officially gained Academy status.[4] In November 2021, the school and sixth form were awarded the World Class Schools WCSQM quality mark.[5]

Appointed in 2023, the school's headteacher is Michael Gannon, taking over from Phil Kelly who had been headteacher of the school for 16 years and retired at the end of August 2022.[6] Michael Gannon is the current head of the school with Hanif Ladha as the Assistant Head and Head of the Sixth form.[7]

History

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In 2003, Higham Lane became a Business and Enterprise specialist school, under the specialist schools programme. As part of the programme, the school received an additional £500,000 in funding as well as a capital grant of £100,000 in order to fund the construction of a "Business and Enterprise Centre".[8]

On 13 June 2017 the school made national news when a 15-year-old boy took a double-barrelled shotgun and 200 cartridges into the school with the intent of endangering life.[9]

School farm

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In the 1970s and 80s, the school became well known for the smallholding established by former teacher, John Terry, which he went on to write about in several books (Pigs in the Playground, Calves in the Classroom, Ducks in Detention & Rabbits on Report – published by Farming Press Books[10]). Queen Elizabeth II visited Nuneaton for the first time in December 1994, and when visiting the school, she presented a calf to the school farm and opened the school's new science block. The school farm continued to operate until Terry's retirement in 1998.[citation needed]

Sixth form

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In 2016, the school constructed a new £1.6 million sixth form building. The building has the potential to accommodate three hundred students. It contains seventeen teaching rooms in addition to two science labs, an art room and a common room.[11]

The building

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The two main sections of the building are Coombe to the east, and Chine to the west (both of which take their names from types of geographical feature found on the Isle of Wight, continuing a theme found in the street names in the vicinity of the school). The school was originally three different schools, with no physical link between Coombe and Chine. Chine initially housed Higham Lane Infant School, whose assembly hall is now the library, and Higham Lane Junior School, whose assembly hall is now Chine Hall, while Coombe housed a secondary modern school Higham Lane High School. These three schools closed and were then combined to form one Comprehensive school, following a major re-organisation of schools in Warwickshire in the early 1970s.

Additions to these two core buildings include dedicated classrooms for subjects requiring special equipment, such as design and technology (in particular, resistant materials, graphic design and food technology, all of which are on the north side of Coombe), science (situated to the north-east of Coombe) and physical education (to the north-east and south-east of Coombe). Other major subjects, such as English, mathematics and history, are taught in classrooms in the main body of Coombe and Chine.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "Higham Lane School – School's Ethos, Aims & Values". Higham Lane School. Retrieved 26 July 2019. The School's mission is 'Helping Learners Succeed'
  2. ^ "Higham Lane School – GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023. Headteacher / Principal Mr Michael Gannon.
  3. ^ "Higham Lane Sixth Form". highamlaneschool.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2023. Mr Hanif Ladha, Assistant Headteacher, Head of Sixth Form.
  4. ^ Inspection report: Highham Lane School, A Business and Enterprise College (PDF). The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. 2013. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Best Secondary school in Warwickshire – Higham Lane School". The World Class Schools Quality Mark. Retrieved 10 September 2023. The staff and students of Higham Lane School were publicly awarded the Quality Mark at the WCSQM Awards Ceremony December 2021.
  6. ^ Harrison, Claire (24 March 2022). "New headteacher at Nuneaton's best performing school is former pupil". CoventryLive. Retrieved 13 February 2023. Higham Lane School has announced that Nick Haddon will become its new head, starting in August.
  7. ^ "Higham Lane School is delighted to announce new Headteacher is appointed". 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Welcome to Higham Lane School". Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Boy arrested after shotgun seized at Nuneaton school". BBC News. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  10. ^ "John Terry Henry Brewis – AbeBooks".
  11. ^ "A secondary school chooses a refurbished building from foremans for its 1st sixth form | QA Education Magazine". www.qaeducation.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Nuneaton Godzilla director Gareth Edwards tells of meteoric rise to fame". The Coventry Telegraph. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  13. ^ "Prize giving for Higham Lane school leavers". Nuneaton News. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  14. ^ "Nuneaton's Lauren Samuels opens in 'Bend it Like Beckham' in West End tonight". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  15. ^ Mullen, Enda (10 October 2020). "Royal honour for headteacher who opened playground during Covid-19 lockdown – and others from our area". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 16 October 2020. Hasnain Khan is a 22-year-old from Nuneaton who was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM).
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