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Heworth Grange School

Academy sponsor led · Gateshead · NE10 0PT

Ages 11–16 · 910 pupils · Gateshead

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Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

37.1

Overall absence

15.5%

Admissions demand

0.68 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-11-12

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.86
−20+2
Attainment 837.1
English & maths grade 5+28%
English & maths grade 4+52%
EBacc entry13%

EBacc APS: 3.2

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence15.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)40.3%
Unauthorised12.9%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
9.9%
Enrolments in measure
1,098

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.68 · Often has places

1st preferences

102

Places offered

208

1st-preference offers

102

Total preferences (any rank)
243
Preferred offers (top 3)
150
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill67%

910 pupils · 1,361 places

Pupils on roll
910
Boys / girls
456 / 454
School capacity
1,361
Capacity fill
910 / 1,361 (67%)
Free school meals
56.1%
FSM pupils
509
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
Academy trust
CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
Sponsor
Consilium Academies
Headteacher
Mr Scott Danks

Location

Address
High Lanes, Felling
Postcode
NE10 0PT
Town
Gateshead
Local authority
Gateshead
District
Gateshead
Constituency
Jarrow and Gateshead East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Gateshead, Gateshead, 910 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 56.1%.

Open schools in Gateshead
57
Secondary schools in Gateshead
4
Academies among open schools in Gateshead
35% (20)
Open schools in NE10
18
Secondary in NE10
2
Open schools in Gateshead LA
93
Secondary in Gateshead LA
9

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • XP Gateshead

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Free schools · Secondary

    Felling · NE10 9UZ · Gateshead

    Ages 11–16

    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM35.1%
    • Demand2.83

    0.6 miles away

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    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Hebburn · NE31 2ET · South Tyneside

    Ages 11–18

    • Att844.3
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+41%
    • Absence8.7%

    1.4 miles away

  • Hebburn Comprehensive School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Ages 11–16

    • Att840.8
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+33%
    • Absence10.9%

    2.1 miles away

  • Walker Riverside Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att837.0
    • P8-0.9
    • EM5+23%
    • Absence12.4%

    2.3 miles away

  • Grace College

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    Gateshead · NE9 6LE · Gateshead

    Ages 11–18

    • Att835.4
    • P8-1.1
    • EM5+32%
    • Absence17.4%

    2.5 miles away

  • North East Futures UTC

    Ofsted: Not judged

    University technical college · Secondary

    Newcastle Upon Tyne · NE1 3AS · Newcastle upon Tyne

    Ages 14–19

    • Att835.0
    • P8-1.3
    • EM5+39%
    • Absence13.3%

    2.9 miles away

  • Benfield School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE6 4NU · Newcastle upon Tyne

    Ages 11–16

    • Att832.7
    • P8-1.1
    • EM5+26%
    • Absence14.1%

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Scott Danks
Telephone
01914212244
Website
https://www.heworthgrange.org/

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