James Calvert Spence College

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 16 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
10 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
122363
Address
Acklington Road, Amble, NE65 0NG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
733 (70% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
32.9%
Persistent absence
28.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95.4%
Mixed 1.6%
Other White 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
African 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-4
WritingWell below average-6
MathsWell below average-4.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 30%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 99
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award9
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award49
Health StudiesTechnical Award19
Sports StudiesTechnical Award28
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
BiologyGCSE29
ChemistryGCSE28
Design & TechnologyGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE94
English LiteratureGCSE94
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 5
88
52
36
Year 6
91
49
42
Year 7
107
51
56
Year 8
91
47
44
Year 9
99
54
45
Year 10
88
45
43
Year 11
97
42
55
Year 12
40
22
18
Year 13
32
14
18
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
76.0%
81.1%
85.6%
Further education
28.0%
34.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
46.0%
45.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
SP
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
6.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
10.0%
5.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
6.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.4%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
69.0%
68.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
31.0%
29.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
7.0%
2.0%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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