Heworth Grange School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Score
F36
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Gateshead, NE10 0PT
- Distance
- 0.9km away
XP Gateshead
Swards Road, Felling, NE10 9UZ
Local ranking7th of 9 secondary schools in Gateshead
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
250
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 15 October 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 15 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 52.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 74.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 50
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 198
- Boys
- 117 (48%)
- Girls
- 128 (52%)
- Capacity
- 250 (98% full)
- SEND
- 29.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 38.9%
- EAL
- 4.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 26.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 14.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,980/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.3%
- White Other: 2.0%
- Asian Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Asian Indian: 1.0%
- Other: 1.0%
90.3%
White British
2.0%
White Other
1.5%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 148617
- UKPRN
- 10088784
- Establishment No.
- 4004
- Trust
- XP SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
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