The School Record

Published admissions and inspection figures for schools in England, from the DfE, Ofsted and local authorities.

Alternatives to Grace College

6 other secondary schools nearby, nearest first · back to Grace College

These are the nearest schools that take children at the same age, and that we hold figures for. They are listed by distance, nearest first. This is not a league table. Nothing here says one school is better than another.

Grace College, for comparison

0.77 first preferences per place in the 2025 intake, loosening over the 5 most recent years held.

Ofsted report card (current framework), March 2026: Needs attention

Nearby schools

School Distance 1st prefs per place Demand since Latest Ofsted Catchment
Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
Gateshead
2.2 km
1.4 mi
1.43 Fewer families are naming it first
1.61 → 1.36
Outstanding
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
XP Gateshead
Felling
3.2 km
2.0 mi
2.29 Little change
2.75 → 2.56
Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Kingsmeadow Community School
Gateshead
3.9 km
2.4 mi
0.71 Fewer families are naming it first
0.81 → 0.68
Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
published
Heworth Grange School
Gateshead
4.1 km
2.5 mi
0.60 Little change
0.54 → 0.55
Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
none published
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Chester le Street
4.6 km
2.9 mi
0.99 More families are naming it first
0.64 → 0.95
Expected standard
Ofsted report card (current framework)
published
Whickham School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
5.2 km
3.2 mi
1.08 More families are naming it first
0.93 → 1.18
Not judged
Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
published

"1st prefs per place" means how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It is the newest year we hold for each school. It shows how many people want the school. It does not tell you if a child would get a place. "Catchment" says whether anyone publishes an area map for that school. Where nobody does, we hold no map, so we cannot say if an address is inside one.

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