Secondary
Grace College
Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1125 of 1432 places
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- EMMANUEL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
July 2023
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
41%
42.9
7th of 8 by our score, among the secondary schools in Gateshead we can score - 12 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.9 |
| EBacc average point score | 4 |
| Entered the EBacc | 56% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% |
| A level average points per entry | 28.75 |
| A level students | 26 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 27% |
| 22/23 | 24% |
| 23/24 | 32% |
| 24/25 | 41% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35.7 |
| 22/23 | 29.1 |
| 23/24 | 26.7 |
| 24/25 | 28.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.68 |
| 22/23 | -0.88 |
| 23/24 | -1.07 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40.6 |
| 22/23 | 37.7 |
| 23/24 | 35.4 |
| 24/25 | 42.9 |
Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, NE9 6LE
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Gateshead admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Rachael Hooker
- Address
- Saltwell Road South, Gateshead, NE9 6LE
- Telephone
- 01914422000