Heworth Grange School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 27 2022 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
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1041 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.2%
- Persistent absence
- 35.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 79.8%
Other 7.4%
African 3.3%
Mixed 2.2%
Other Asian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other White 1.3%
Chinese 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.95
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.6
Local authority average 47.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.35
Local authority average 4.2
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 42 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 16 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 16 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 16 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
Admissions
Heworth Grange School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 75
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 188 100 88 |
| Year 8 | 203 103 100 |
| Year 9 | 204 99 105 |
| Year 10 | 238 105 133 |
| Year 11 | 208 121 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 82.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 72.0% 39.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 42.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | SP 0.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |