Heworth Grange School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Gateshead
Heworth Grange School is a secondary school in Gateshead for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- High Lanes, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0PT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 910 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 56.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at the school are polite, friendly and respectful.”
- “The school cares for its pupils.”
- “It provides them with effective pastoral support.”
To improve
- “However, pupils in key stage 4 have not experienced a consistently effective curriculum.”
- “Some pupils have high levels of absence.”
- “This means that some pupils have fundamental gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 26% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 152 first-preference applications, 207 offers in total, 152 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2025 to 2026, as Gateshead published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gateshead.
- XP Gateshead 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Grace College 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsmeadow Community School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whickham School 5.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon 6.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorp Academy 9.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published