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Gateshead College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationGateshead
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeC2024/25

Gateshead College is a further education in Gateshead for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Baltic Campus, Quarryfield Road, Gateshead, NE8 3BE0191 490 0300gateshead.ac.ukMr David Alexander principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,595 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC30.9 points per entry
A level progress-0.32Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better6%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished91%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,5951,5511,5471,5232,6102,716
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry30.8930.8031.9035.0933.5827.06
Average A level gradeCCC+B-C+C-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS27.4324.6123.7732.9024.6220.33
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects6%5%5%7%0%2%
A level progressA level value added-0.32-0.25+0.13-0.37
Applied general courses: points per entry30.1330.6029.8134.88
T levels: points per entry29.6920.7630.5726.74
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed91%94%88%97%86%91%

A level subjects

14 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

Strongest A levels

Physics67%A* to B, England 51% · 12 entries
Biology64%A* to B, England 49% · 14 entries
A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsMathematics30Psychology23Sociology21Law18Biology14English Language12Chemistry12Physics12Fine Art10Geography9Media / Film / TV Studies9English Literature6Business Studies6Government and Politics5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Mathematics30 entries · 37% A* or A · 100% passed
63%England 60%
Psychology23 entries · 4% A* or A · 100% passed
17%England 46%
Sociology21 entries · 10% A* or A · 100% passed
52%England 49%
Law18 entries · 11% A* or A · 100% passed
33%England 40%
Biology14 entries · 21% A* or A · 100% passed
64%England 49%
English Language12 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
25%England 44%
Chemistry12 entries · 33% A* or A · 100% passed
58%England 53%
Physics12 entries · 25% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 51%
Fine Art10 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 65%
Geography9 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
33%England 51%
Media / Film / TV Studies9 entries · 22% A* or A · 100% passed
67%England 46%
English Literature6 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
17%England 52%
Business Studies6 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 47%
Government and Politics5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 55%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Gateshead council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,371 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training72%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 62%, compared with 76% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training43%England 72%
Top-third universities4%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%
Higher technical course5%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 41% went on to degree-level study or training and 4% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training72%70%69%
Education29%30%31%
Apprenticeship10%11%11%1%
Work33%30%28%
Not in education, work or training19%19%20%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m59812 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate267 per 1,000 people193% higher than the England average
Typical house price£165,000Gateshead
Nearest bus stop50 mGateshead College, 22 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The Gateshead Cheder Primary SchoolIndependent870 m475Not inspectedCompare
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England0.6 miles126Report card 202642Compare
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, GatesheadAcademy0.7 miles169Good 202365Compare
North East Futures UTCUniversity technical college0.7 miles314No overall grade 20259Compare
Keser Girls SchoolIndependent0.8 miles362Not inspectedCompare
Gateshead Jewish Nursery SchoolIndependent0.8 miles156Not inspectedCompare
University of Northumbria At NewcastleHigher education institutions0.8 milesNot inspectedCompare
Haskel SchoolIndependent0.8 miles23Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Gateshead College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Gateshead College yet.

How many pupils does Gateshead College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Baltic Campus, Quarryfield Road, Gateshead, NE8 3BE
Telephone
0191 490 0300
Website
www.gateshead.ac.uk
Principal
Mr David Alexander
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Gateshead
Ward
Bridges
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130551 · LAESTAB 3908001 · UKPRN 10002638

Where these figures come from