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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mixed | 2.2% |
| African | 4.2% |
| Unclassified | 4.5% |
| Other | 7.9% |
| White British | 75.9% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 6% |
| Local authority average | 49% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 26% |
| Local authority average | 50% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 36.4 |
| Local authority average | 47 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 2.88 |
| Local authority average | 4.23 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |