Heworth Grange School

Heworth Grange School
Location
High Lanes Felling Gateshead , Tyne and Wear , NE10 0PT England
Coordinates	54°56′52″N1°33′06″W / 54.9479°N 1.5516°W / 54.9479; -1.5516
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Gateshead
Trust	Consilium Academies
Department for Education URN	145490 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Neil Rodgers
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 16
Enrolment	1,001 (as of 2024)
Website	heworthgrange.org

Heworth Grange School (formerly Heworth Grange Comprehensive School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Felling (near Gateshead) in Tyne and Wear, England. ^[1]

History

1988 arson attack

There was an arson attack on the morning of 18 July 1988. It cost £1m, being caused by 18 year old Julie Orr. ^[2] 70 firemen attended, and the fire destroyed twelve classrooms including English and Maths. ^[3]

Incidents

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. ^{[4] [5]}

Mergers

There were proposals to merge the school with Thomas Hepburn Community School. ^[6] however such plans were curbed in the early stages. Initially the sixth form merged with Thomas Hepburn school but that ended with the closure of the partner school.^{[ citation needed ]}

Heworth Grange Comprehensive School was the first in the North East to be awarded funds under the Building Schools for the Future scheme. ^[7] The Science and technology block was completed in 2011 and the new Entrance block which contains admin and dining and refurbishment of arts facilities was completed in March 2012. The older of the two sports halls was refurbished in December 2012.^{[ citation needed ]}

Previously a community school administered by Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, in February 2018 Heworth Grange Comprehensive School converted to academy status and was renamed Heworth Grange School. The school is now sponsored by Consilium Academies.^{[ citation needed ]}

Heworth Grange previously operated a sixth form provision, but this has been discontinued as from 2020/21.^{[ citation needed ]}

Awards and achievements

• Princess Diana Memorial Award, for charitable work
• Healthy Schools Award ^[8]
• Artsmark Gold award (Since 2006 and ongoing)

Notable former pupils

• Kieran Reilly, BMX rider ^[9]

References

1. "Heworth Grange School - Home".
2. Sunderland Daily Echo Tuesday 19 July 1988, page 21
3. Gateshead Post Thursday 21 July 1988, page 22
4. "Deaths in school - A history of school violence". The Guardian . 5 November 2003.
5. "School fight lad, 16, dies". The People . 20 December 1998. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011.
6. "Swipe-cards to aid pupil safety", BBC News, 25 September 2007
7. "Cash for 'schools of the future'" , BBC News, 12 February 2004
8. "About us", Heworth Grange Comprehensive School
9. "Gateshead school welcomes back talented sportsman and former student Kieran Reilly". NewcastleWorld. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.

External links

• Official website