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John Spence Community High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Preston Road, North Shields NE29 9PU · johnspence.org.uk · 0191 296 1432
On the mapSearch near NE29 9PU
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41
- average Attainment 8 score. North Tyneside 46, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 872
- 99% of 885 places
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Pele Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 104 families put the school first and 166 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 166 | 104 | 0.6 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 170 | 128 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 121 | 101 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 166 | 163 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 199 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41, and 28.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Tyneside it was 46, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41 | 46 | ||
| ▼28.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼50.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼6.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.46 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108644)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.7 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 68.1 | −6.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4 | +4.3 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.4 | +1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +2.4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 108644)
Ofsted
John Spence Community High School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 6 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 6 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108644)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108644), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108644)
Oct 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108644)