Best Schools in Nuneaton

How many schools are there in Nuneaton?

Nuneaton has 52 open schools: 31 state primary, 9 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 8 special and 3 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Nuneaton are rated Outstanding?

5 schools in Nuneaton were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The Market Bosworth School, Stockingford Maintained Nursery School, Higham Lane School, Our Lady & St. Joseph Catholic Academy and Abbey CofE Infant School. Counting Good as well, 98% of the 44 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

The Market Bosworth SchoolStockingford Maintained Nursery SchoolHigham Lane SchoolOur Lady & St. Joseph Catholic AcademyAbbey CofE Infant School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Nuneaton get the best GCSE results?

Of the 9 schools in Nuneaton with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at The Market Bosworth School, with an Attainment 8 score of 61 and 74% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 56.8 and 67% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Higham Lane School, with an Attainment 8 score of 51 and 54% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

The Market Bosworth SchoolSaint Martin's Catholic Voluntary AcademyHigham Lane School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Nuneaton have the best SATs results?

Of the 22 primary schools in Nuneaton with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding (91% in reading, 91% in maths); St Anne's Catholic Academy (90% in reading, 90% in maths); and St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth) (87% in reading, 89% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke GoldingSt Anne's Catholic AcademySt Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth)

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Nuneaton?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Nuneaton selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Nuneaton have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Nuneaton have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Nuneaton?

Apply to your council - Warwickshire or Leicestershire, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.