| Type | Community comprehensive school |
|---|---|
| Headteacher | Mr Chris Richardson[1] |
| Chair | David Napier[1] |
| Specialism | Arts College |
| Location | High Lanes Felling, Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE10 0PT England |
| Local authority | Gateshead[1] |
| DfE URN | 108407 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1510[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www.heworthgrange.org.uk |
Heworth Grange Comprehensive School is a specialist Visual Arts College and comprehensive high school in the Gateshead area of Tyne and Wear, England. As of 2010, the school is undergoing a major rebuild as part of the 'Building Schools for the Future' scheme. It educates students aged 11–18, including a sixth form. The school has attained specialist status as an Arts College.[2] The Headteacher is Mr C Richardson.
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This school was the first in the North East to be awarded funds under the Building Schools for the Future scheme.[3]
There were proposals to merge the school with Thomas Hepburn Community School.[4] however such plans were curbed in the early stages. Instead, Heworth Grange has merged its Sixth Form with Thomas Hepburn Community School. This, combined with vocational courses available from Gateshead College forms a partnership called "Sixteen East" and allows students from Heworth Grange and SureStart access to vocational courses.
Work is currently ongoing to rebuild several of the school's old and outdated buildings, with the new Science and Technology block being the first to be completed in 2010. The remaining buildings were due to be completed in Sept 2011, however the building works are currently slightly behind schedule, with buildings due to be handed over in March 2012 and overall construction due to end in September 2012.
In Year 10 students will begin to follow 2-year GCSE/BTEC courses. There are many options of subjects which a student may wish to follow. Most students will study a combination of GCSE and BTEC.
Heworth Grange has a sixth form on the complex that is available to internal applicants or external applicants. No specific qualifications are required to study but most departments advise at least a grade C in the relevant subject or English and Maths.
School fatalities in the United Kingdom are extremely rare. In December 1998, a student died of brain damage following a playground fight. A 15-year-old was eventually acquitted of his manslaughter at Newcastle Crown Court.[5][6] A memorial dedicated to pupils exists on the campus to remember them.