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Grace College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Saltwell Road South, Gateshead NE9 6LE · gracecollege.org.uk · 0191 442 2000
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Gateshead 47, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Gateshead Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,125
- 79% of 1,432 places
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.9%
- First language not English
- 14.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Gateshead Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 134 families put the school first and 202 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 202 | 134 | 0.7 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 218 | 168 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 205 | 169 | 0.8 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 239 | 193 | 0.8 | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 239 | 262 | 1.1▲ | 70% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.99 mi3.21 km | |
The council's table says 'All offered' for this school.
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.9, and 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Gateshead it was 47, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.00 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137898)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.3 | −8.3 |
| Further education | 58.6 | +6.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7 | +3.8 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 7.1 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 students | C (28.8) | Below average -0.39 | |
| 26 students | C (28.8) | Below average -0.39 | |
| 26 students | Merit- (21.7) | Well below average -0.74 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 40 | C- (26.7) | -0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 40 | C (29.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 33 | B- (35.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 45 | C- (25.5) | -0.41 |
| 2017/18 | 46 | C (28.6) | -0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 68 | C (29.1) | -0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 65 | C (28.9) | -0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.4 | +12.3 |
| Other education | 2.2 | −5.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.6 | +6.7 |
| Employment | 6.4 | −19.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.5 | −7.2 |
| Activity not captured | 14.9 | +12.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Grace College on 24 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 24 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137898), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Apr 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137898)
Apr 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137898)
May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137898)
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (124 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Positive
- 63%
- Replies
- 124
- 11% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on 29 parents (23%) whose child was bullied
based on 38 parents (31%) with SEND