St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolJohn Spence Community High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in North Shields.
Summary of the comparison
St Thomas More Catholic High School and John Spence Community High School are secondary schools in North Shields.
St Thomas More Catholic High School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and John Spence Community High School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Thomas More Catholic High School is ahead on our composite score.
St Thomas More Catholic High School was judged Good and John Spence Community High School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.6 for St Thomas More Catholic High School and 41.0 for John Spence Community High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Thomas More Catholic High School (54.1 in 2021-22, 49.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | North ShieldsSt Thomas More Catholic High School | North ShieldsJohn Spence Community High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C61/100Stronger figure | D45/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 15 in North Tyneside Stronger figure | 15th of 15 in North Tyneside | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,622 | 812 | |
| Capacity | 1,650 | 885 | |
| Location | North Shields, NE29 8LF | North Shields, NE29 9PU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.6 Stronger figure | 41.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.1% Stronger figure | 28.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 68.5% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 46.9% Stronger figure | 6.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.38 Stronger figure | 3.46 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 254 | 154 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 113 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 35.2 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.6 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.7% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,622 | 812 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.8% | 49.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.3% | 4.6% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 15.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.0% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.8% Stronger figure | 9.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.5% Stronger figure | 25.1% | 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.
St Thomas More Catholic High School
John Spence Community High School
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