Grace College

Secondary Academy converter • Open

Contact

Saltwell Road South
Gateshead, NE9 6LE

School Profile

Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Admissions policy
Capacity
1432
Pupils
1146 (Boys: 595, Girls: 551)
Free School Meals
40.5%
Capacity utilisation
80% (1,146 / 1,432)
Establishment type
Academy converter
Type group
Academies
Federation
n/a
SEN provision
None reported
Resourced provision
None
Opened
Apr 2019
Status
Open

Key identifiers

URN
147178
LAESTAB
3904003
UKPRN
10083056
Establishment No.
4003
Ofsted phase
Secondary

Ofsted

Requires improvement (Grade 3) published 26 Sep 2023
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
9
Sixth form
Good

At a glance

Total pupils
1,190
Age range
11–18
Admissions
Unknown
Religious character
None
Faith
Non-faith
Trust (MAT)
Emmanuel Schools Foundation
What do Ofsted grades mean?
  • Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
  • Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
  • Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
  • Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”) but don’t replace the last graded judgement.

Inspection history

  • Requires improvement
    26 Sep 2023
    Type: S5 Inspection
    Quality: Requires improvement
    Behaviour: Requires improvement
    Personal dev: Requires improvement
    Leadership: Requires improvement
    Early years: 9
    Sixth form: Good

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective (26 Sep 2023)