John Spence Community High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Tyneside
Preston Road, North Shields, NE29 9PU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 06/06/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
25.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
872
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
885 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
128 of 128 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
293
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 128 | 128 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 110 | 24 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 55 | 4 | ● 7% |
| Total | 293 | 156 | 53% |
1st preference success by year
North Tyneside lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Katie Marshall
- Address
- Preston Road, North Shields, NE29 9PU
- Phone
- 01912961432
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Ward / constituency
- Tynemouth · Tynemouth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150195
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 51% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: PELE TRUST
872 pupils · 885 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
06 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 849 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 50% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 154 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 153 | 9% | 39% | 55% | |
| Mathematics | 150 | 8% | 36% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 149 | 6% | 38% | 52% | |
| Combined Science | 110 | 0% | 28% | 50% | |
| History | 92 | 21% | 41% | 51% | |
| Geography | 60 | 8% | 33% | 50% | |
| Biology | 40 | 43% | 93% | 100% | |
| Physics | 40 | 35% | 75% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 40 | 38% | 80% | 95% | |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 14% | 43% | 64% | |
| Design & Technology | 26 | 23% | 54% | 85% | |
| Physical Education | 17 | 24% | 65% | 82% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Tyneside council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.