John Spence Community High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 150195
- Address
- Preston Road, NE29 9PU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 852 (n/a of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
White British 90.8%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2.1%
Indian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Admissions
John Spence Community High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 121
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 93
- 3rd preference
- 78
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 170 81 89 |
| Year 8 | 178 98 80 |
| Year 9 | 172 87 85 |
| Year 10 | 169 90 79 |
| Year 11 | 163 86 77 |