John Spence Community High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School 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
- 812 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.5%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 90%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 1.8%
African 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.9
Local authority average 45.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.45
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 40 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 40 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 149 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| French | GCSE | 10 |
| Geography | GCSE | 60 |
Admissions
John Spence Community High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 110
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 128 65 63 |
| Year 8 | 175 85 90 |
| Year 9 | 178 96 82 |
| Year 10 | 177 89 88 |
| Year 11 | 154 86 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 40.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 41.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.2% 3.0% |