Heworth Grange School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Nov 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Unique reference
- 145490
- Address
- High Lanes, Felling, NE10 0PT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 993 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 75.9%
Other 7.9%
Unclassified 4.5%
African 4.2%
Mixed 2.2%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other White 1.4%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.4
Local authority average 46.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.88
Local authority average 4.22
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 34 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 9 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 29 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 66 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Heworth Grange School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 197
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 61
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 88 103 |
| Year 8 | 182 91 91 |
| Year 9 | 191 97 94 |
| Year 10 | 195 98 97 |
| Year 11 | 234 103 131 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 72.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 41.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 4.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |