Heworth Grange School is a mixed secondary academy in Gateshead, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, teaching 910 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded quality of education as Requires improvement at its most recent inspection in November 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 36.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Heworth Grange School.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour & attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementRequires improvement
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · Inspected 12 Nov 2024 · Published 17 Dec 2024
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Heworth Grange School.

Heworth Grange School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Autumn Term Inset Day
  • 2 Autumn Term Inset Day
  • 3 Start of Autumn Term
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 14 Autumn Term Inset Day
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 End of Autumn Term
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 5 Start of Spring Term
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 23–27 Spring Half Term
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 End of Spring Term
  • 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
  • 6–17 Easter Holiday
  • 20 Start of Summer Term
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 End of Summer Term
  • 20–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
September 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Autumn Term Inset Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Autumn Term Inset Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
  • Start of Autumn Term Sep 3, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Autumn Term Inset Day Nov 14, 2025 Inset Day
  • End of Autumn Term Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Start of Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 23-27, 2026 Holiday
  • End of Spring Term Apr 2, 2026 Term
  • Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Apr 6-17, 2026 Holiday
  • Start of Summer Term Apr 20, 2026 Term
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • End of Summer Term Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 20 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
36.4 Attainment 8 England 46.1
26.2% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
35.7% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Heworth Grange School with Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 36.4 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 36.4
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 47 England 46.1 -9.7 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 26.2%
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 49.9% England 45.4% -19.2 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 30.2
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 33.9 England 34.9 -4.7 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 12
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 18.9 England 15.5 -3.5 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 48%
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 30.9% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 229
Attendance 35.7% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 35.7%
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 16.5% England 17.8% +17.9 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 13.8%
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 6.7% England 6.8% +7.1 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 88% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 88%
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 91% England 92% -4 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 80%
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council 82% England 83% -3 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Heworth Grange School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Heworth Grange School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.