John Spence Community High School

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

North TynesideLocal Authority

TynemouthConstituency

NE29 9PUPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

John Spence Community High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in North Tyneside, North East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 872 pupils. John Spence Community High School is part of PELE TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.46

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

872

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

12%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 872
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: PELE TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jul 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.