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Foundation school · sixth form · 995 pupils
82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.2
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John Spence Community High School
- Pupils on roll
- 872of 885 places
- Free school meals
- 51.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 154
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement, 6 June 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: John Spence Community High School (URN 108644, until 1 November 2023).
What the data says
John Spence Community High School has no sixth form. Of the 156 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 63% to a further education college and 7% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.0 against 46.1 across England and 46.0 in North Tyneside, with 29% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French add up to 6% of the year group, and 7% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
As an 11–16 school, John Spence Community High School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in North Tyneside and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 156 | 2,044 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 83% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 15% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| — further education college | 63% | 40% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.0 | 46.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 7% | 29% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.46 | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 41% | 26% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.4 | 33.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 44.1 | 50.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 7% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 153 | 99% | 89% | 9% | 20% | 55% |
| Mathematics | 150 | 97% | 88% | 8% | 22% | 61% |
| English Literature | 149 | 97% | 86% | 6% | 21% | 52% |
| Combined Science | 110 | 71% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 50% |
| History | 92 | 60% | 41% | 21% | 26% | 51% |
| Geography | 60 | 39% | 41% | 8% | 25% | 50% |
| Physics | 40 | 26% | 23% | 35% | 46% | 93% |
| Biology | 40 | 26% | 23% | 43% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 40 | 26% | 23% | 38% | 47% | 95% |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 18% | 31% | 14% | 32% | 64% |
| Design and Technology | 26 | 17% | 11% | 23% | 23% | 85% |
| Physical Education | 17 | 11% | 11% | 24% | 24% | 82% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 16 | 10% | 8% | 19% | 21% | 94% |
| Drama | 16 | 10% | 7% | 38% | 27% | 69% |
| Art and Design | 11 | 7% | 7% | 9% | 24% | 100% |
| French | 10 | 6% | 18% | 50% | 29% | 80% |
| Business Studies | 1 | 1% | 18% | — | 20% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 42 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 30 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 29 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 27 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 17 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 14 | — | — |
| Music Technology (Electronic) | 3 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in North Tyneside
Churchill Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.4
George Stephenson High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,233 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 48.0
Kings Priory School
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,549 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 57.1
Longbenton High School
Foundation school · sixth form · 995 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Marden High School
Foundation school · 1,014 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.1
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.