Grace College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Gateshead
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Gateshead Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Grace College is a secondary school in Gateshead for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Grace College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 134 first-choice applications for 202 offers; 133 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 0.7 first choices per offer was the lowest of 9 Gateshead secondary schools, and 69 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 42.9 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Gateshead schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, NE9 6LE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 1,125 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 March 2026
Strengths
- “There are high expectations and clear routines that ensure the school is typically calm and orderly.”
- “Pupils increasingly experience a sense of belonging.”
- “For example, 'Morning meeting' and 'Good morning Grace' give pupils the opportunity to come together as a community, learn and celebrate achievements.”
To improve
- “The quality and consistency of teaching is getting better, but pupils' experiences vary across the curriculum.”
- “For example, some pupils do not always get the support they need in lessons.”
- “As a result, pupils do not always achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
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: 134 first-preference applications, 202 offers in total, 133 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gateshead.
- Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead 1.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- XP Gateshead 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kingsmeadow Community School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heworth Grange School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whickham School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon 5.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorp Academy 7.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published