John Spence Community High School

Preston Road, North Shields, NE29 9PU

Secondary

Phase

885

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 October 2023 and continues as John Spence Community High School (URN 150195) (opened 1 November 2023). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2023-24

Average Attainment 8: 41.2 nat45.9
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 35.0% nat45.9%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 57.1% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 8.0% nat40.4%
EBacc APS: 3.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 163

Destinations

After GCSE 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 92.0%
Continued in education: 79.0%
Apprenticeships: 3.0%
Employment: 9.0%
Not sustained: 8.0%

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils: 846
Boys: 446 (53%)
Girls: 400 (47%)
Capacity: 885 (96% full)

Attendance & Absence

2022-23

*Data not available for 2023-24 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 9.4% nat6.8%
Persistent Absence: 27.2% nat18.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2022-23

White British: 91.6%
White Other: 2.3%
Mixed Other: 1.9%
Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
Asian Bangladeshi: 0.7%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
Asian Indian: 0.5%

91.6%

White British

2.3%

White Other

1.9%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Preston Road

North Shields, North East

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Administrative

URN: 108644
UKPRN: 10003503
Establishment No.: 4038

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