John Spence Community High School

Preston Road, North Shields, NE29 9PU

Local ranking15th of 15 secondary schools in North Tyneside

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Secondary

Phase

885

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from John Spence Community High School (URN 108644) since 1 November 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 41.0 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 28.6% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 50.0% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 6.5% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 154

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 88.0%
Continued in education: 79.0%
Apprenticeships: 7.0%
Employment: 3.0%
Not sustained: 9.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 812
Boys: 421 (52%)
Girls: 391 (48%)
Capacity: 885 (92% full)
SEND: 19.9%
FSM Eligible: 49.1%
EAL: 4.6%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.3%
SEN Support: 15.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 13.5:1
Teachers (FTE): 60.2
Budget per Pupil: £9,378/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 9.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 25.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

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

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 90.3%
White Other: 1.9%
Black African: 1.2%
Mixed Other: 1.1%
Asian Bangladeshi: 1.1%
Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
Asian Indian: 0.6%

90.3%

White British

1.9%

White Other

1.2%

Black African

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01912961432

office@johnspence.org.uk

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Preston Road

North Shields, North East

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Administrative

URN: 150195
UKPRN: 10093473
Establishment No.: 4038
Trust: PELE TRUST

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