Heworth Grange Comprehensive School
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| Heworth Grange Comprehensive School | |
| Type | Community comprehensive school |
| Headteacher | Mr Brian Harrison Huddart[1] |
| Chair | David Napier[1] |
| Specialism | Arts College |
| Location | High Lanes Felling, Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE10 0PT England |
| LEA | Gateshead[1] |
| Ofsted number | 108407 |
| Students | 1510[1] |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://www.heworthgrange.org.uk/ |
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Heworth Grange Comprehensive School is a comprehensive high school in the Gateshead area of Tyne and Wear, England. It educates over 1,500 students, aged 11-18, including a sixth form. The school has specialist status as an Arts College, attained in 2005.[2] The Headteacher is Brian Huddart.
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[edit] Development
This school was the first in the North East to be awarded funds under the Building Schools for the Future scheme, in February 2004.[3]
There were proposals to merge this school with Thomas Hepburn Secondary School in Felling.[4] however such plans were curbed in the early stages.
[edit] IT facilities
Heworth Grange has a modern computer suite, called the Heworth Grange City Learning Centre (CLC). Notably, this is used by three other secondary schools and is used by all the primary schools in the area.[5]
[edit] Popularity
Most schools in the North East have falling roles. By contrast, this school has such a high reputation that it is consistently over-subscribed year on year.[6]
[edit] School fatality
School fatalities in the United Kingdom are extremely rare. In December 1998, 16-year-old Darren Carruthers died of brain damage following a playground fight. A 15-year-old was eventually acquitted of his manslaughter at Newcastle Crown Court.[7][8]
[edit] Awards
- Princess Diana Memorial Award, for charitable work
- Healthy Schools Award[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Heworth Grange Comprehensive School - Inspection Report. Ofsted (January 14, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-20.
- ^ "North gets 10 more specialist schools in bid to raise standards", The Journal, January 28, 2005
- ^ "Cash for 'schools of the future'", BBC News, 12 February 2004
- ^ "Swipe-cards to aid pupil safety", BBC News, 25 September 2007
- ^ Haworth Grange City Learning Centre, accessed 21 March 2008
- ^ "Excellent reputation built up over years", Graeme Whitfield, The Journal, November 28, 2005
- ^ "Deaths in school - A history of school violence", The Guardian, November 5, 2003
- ^ "School fight lad, 16, dies", The People, December 20, 1998
- ^ "About us", Heworth Grange Comprehensive School
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