Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,505 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.2
Academy sponsor led
Heworth Grange School
- Pupils on roll
- 910of 1,361 places
- Free school meals
- 56.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 229
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 12 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Heworth Comprehensive Grange School (URN 108407, until 9 January 2018).
What the data says
Of the 195 pupils who finished Year 11 at Heworth Grange School in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 72% to a further education college and 9% started an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 9% of leavers started one, roughly three times the England figure of 3%.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 36.4 against 46.1 across England and 47.0 in Gateshead, with 26% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Gateshead and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Heworth Grange School | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 195 | 2,044 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 75% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 3% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 72% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Heworth Grange School | Gateshead | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 36.4 | 47.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 50% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% | 69% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 6% | 49% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.88 | 4.23 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 48% | 31% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.2 | 33.9 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.2 | 52.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 13% | 10% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 228 | 100% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 47% |
| English Literature | 228 | 100% | 86% | 7% | 21% | 56% |
| English Language | 228 | 100% | 89% | 6% | 20% | 57% |
| Combined Science | 162 | 71% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 32% |
| Geography | 92 | 40% | 41% | 4% | 25% | 28% |
| Chemistry | 66 | 29% | 23% | 8% | 47% | 55% |
| Biology | 66 | 29% | 23% | 8% | 45% | 61% |
| Physics | 66 | 29% | 23% | 3% | 46% | 59% |
| History | 61 | 27% | 41% | 18% | 26% | 54% |
| Photography | 37 | 16% | 6% | 16% | 19% | 81% |
| Fine Art | 37 | 16% | 9% | 14% | 28% | 84% |
| Spanish | 32 | 14% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 66% |
| Computer Science | 26 | 11% | 13% | 15% | 30% | 27% |
| Drama | 18 | 8% | 7% | 6% | 27% | 78% |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 7% | 31% | 44% | 32% | 69% |
| Statistics | 11 | 5% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| Film Studies | 10 | 4% | 1% | 30% | 20% | 90% |
| Music | 6 | 3% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 100% |
| Arabic | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 47 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 34 | — | — |
| Tourism | 29 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 11 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 9 | — | — |
| Music Technology (Electronic) | 6 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Gateshead
Grace College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,125 pupils
74% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.9
Kingsmeadow Community School
Community school · sixth form · 868 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.9
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,334 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.6
St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,401 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.9
Thorp Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,442 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.2
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.