# Alternatives to Grace College

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Grace College and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Grace College, for comparison

0.66 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead, Gateshead](/school/137852/cardinal-hume-catholic-school-gateshead) | 1.4 mi east | 1.41 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [XP Gateshead, Felling](/school/148617/xp-gateshead) | 2.0 mi north-east | 1.90 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Kingsmeadow Community School, Gateshead](/school/108410/kingsmeadow-community-school) | 2.4 mi north-west | 0.78 | 2026 | Expected standard | yes | not recorded |
| [Heworth Grange School, Gateshead](/school/145490/heworth-grange-school) | 2.5 mi north-east | 0.73 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy, Chester le Street](/school/137942/lord-lawson-of-beamish-academy) | 2.9 mi south-east | 0.96 | 2026 | Expected standard | yes | not recorded |
| [Whickham School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne](/school/137360/whickham-school) | 3.2 mi west | 1.04 | 2026 | Not judged | yes | yes |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/147178/grace-college/alternatives
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