John Spence Community High School is a secondary school located in North Shields. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 30/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Preston Road, North Shields, NE29 9PU
Website: http://www.johnspence.org.uk/
Telephone: 01912961432
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Jonathan Heath
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 108644

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 30/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 885
Number of Pupils: 853
Number of Boys: 458
Number of Girls: 395

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.53 Confidence interval -0.73 to -0.34
Of the 163 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 162 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:55%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:33%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.96
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School
Percy Square , River View NE30 4AG
3out of 4 1,730 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Monkhouse Primary School
Wallington Avenue , NE30 3SH
3out of 4 728 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
King Edward Primary School
Preston Avenue , North Shields NE30 2BD
3out of 4 861 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Preston Grange Primary School
Chiltern Road , Preston Grange NE29 9QL
3out of 4 935 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitehouse Primary School
Whitehouse Lane , NE29 8PE
3out of 4 1,099 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
Farringdon Road , Cullercoats NE30 3EY
- not rated 1,138 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Spence Community High School
Preston Road , NE29 9PU
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Marden High School
Hartington Road , Cullercoats NE30 3RZ
3out of 4 921 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Monkseaton High School
Seatonville Road , NE25 9EQ
3out of 4 1,410 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Lynn Road , NE29 8LF
3out of 4 1,832 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Norham High School
Alnwick Avenue , NE29 7BU
1out of 4 2,490 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Marden Bridge Middle School
Lovaine Avenue , NE25 8RW
3out of 4 1,996 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Monkseaton Middle School
Vernon Drive , Monkseaton NE25 8JN
2out of 4 2,147 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Valley Gardens Middle School
Valley Gardens , NE25 9AQ
4out of 4 3,242 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kings Priory School
Huntington Place , Tynemouth NE30 4RF
3out of 4 1,838 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southlands School
Beach Road , Tynemouth NE30 2QR
3out of 4 330 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Woodlawn School
Drumoyne Gardens , West Monkseaton NE25 9DL
3out of 4 2,199 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.