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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Hebburn Comprehensive School | Heworth Grange School | St Joseph's Catholic Academy | St Joseph's RC Voluntary Aided Comprehensive School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Hebburn Comprehensive School | Heworth Grange School | St Joseph's Catholic Academy | St Joseph's RC Voluntary Aided Comprehensive School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Hebburn, NE31 2QU | Gateshead, NE10 0PT | Hebburn, NE31 2ET | Hebburn, NE31 2ET |
| School typediffers | Community school | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Voluntary aided school |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–18 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Expected standard | Not judged | Good | — |
| Attainment 8differs | 40.8 | 37.1 | 44.3 | — |
| Progress 8differs | -0.3 | -0.9 | -0.3 | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 33% | 28% | 41% | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 55% | 52% | 70% | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 36% | 13% | 48% | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 10.9% | 15.5% | 8.7% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 29.9% | 40.3% | 25.7% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 5.9% | 9.9% | 2.7% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.91 (Balanced demand) | 0.68 (Often has places) | 1.10 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 134 | 102 | 273 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 156 | 208 | 249 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 857 | 910 | 1,377 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 857 / 1,000 (86%) | 910 / 1,361 (67%) | 1,377 / 1,490 (92%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 50.1% | 56.1% | 20.2% | — |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr David Thompson | Mr Scott Danks | Mr James Crowe | Mr Frank O'Neill |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle | Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle |
| Constituencydiffers | Jarrow and Gateshead East | Jarrow and Gateshead East | Jarrow and Gateshead East | Jarrow |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Consilium Academies | Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Community school | Academy trust: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES | Academy trust: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST | Voluntary aided school |
| Academy/trustdiffers | — | CONSILIUM ACADEMIES | BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST | — |
| Nursery | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | — | Has a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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