Monkseaton High SchoolJohn Spence Community High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Monkseaton High School and John Spence Community High School are secondary schools.
Monkseaton High School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and John Spence Community High School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Monkseaton High School was judged the expected standard and John Spence Community High School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.1 for Monkseaton High School and 43.0 for John Spence Community High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Monkseaton High School (40.0 in 2021-22, 44.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Whitley BayMonkseaton High School | North ShieldsJohn Spence Community High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D46/100 | D46/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 15 in North Tyneside Stronger figure | 15th of 15 in North Tyneside | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 13-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 155 | 872 | |
| Capacity | 955 | 885 | |
| Location | Whitley Bay, NE25 9EQ | North Shields, NE29 9PU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.1 Stronger figure | 43.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 34.4% | 40.0% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55.5% | 57.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 128 | 165 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 20 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 23.4 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 26.7 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 481 | 812 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 31.1% | 49.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.0% | 4.6% | |
| SEN support | 15.4% | 15.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.7% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 12.7% | 9.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 33.5% | 25.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Monkseaton High School
John Spence Community High School
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