Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=145490,138923,108863,144937
27 fields differ · 9 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Heworth Grange School | Oxclose Community Academy | Usworth School | Washington Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Heworth Grange School | Oxclose Community Academy | Usworth School | Washington Academy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Gateshead, NE10 0PT | Washington, NE38 0LN | Washington, NE37 2NF | Washington, NE37 2AA |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age range | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–16 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Not judged | Not judged | — | Needs attention |
| Attainment 8differs | 37.1 | 40.9 | — | 30.9 |
| Progress 8differs | -0.9 | -0.4 | — | -1.0 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 28% | 31% | — | 16% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 52% | 54% | — | 32% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 13% | 36% | — | 33% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 3.2 | 3.4 | — | 2.7 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 15.5% | 10.2% | — | 14.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 40.3% | 31.8% | — | 43.0% |
| Severe absencediffers | 9.9% | 3.2% | — | 8.8% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.68 (Often has places) | 0.99 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.99 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 102 | 198 | — | 76 |
| Places offereddiffers | 208 | 200 | — | 78 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 910 | 1,029 | — | 627 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 910 / 1,361 (67%) | 1,029 / 1,050 (98%) | — | 627 / 900 (70%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 56.1% | 38.6% | — | 58.4% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Scott Danks | Mrs Amanda Parkes | Mr K M McDermid | Mrs Victoria Carter |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | PD - Physical Disability | — | MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituencydiffers | Jarrow and Gateshead East | Washington and Gateshead South | Washington and Sunderland West | Washington and Gateshead South |
| Sponsordiffers | Consilium Academies | The Laidlaw Schools Trust | — | Consilium Academies |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES | Academy trust: THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES |
| Academy/trustdiffers | CONSILIUM ACADEMIES | THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST | — | CONSILIUM ACADEMIES |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | — | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.