OFSTED
6 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Tyneside
Trust
PELE TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
872
872 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
411
47.1% of pupils
Male pupils
461
52.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.5 pts
above England
School
51.3%
North Tyneside
26.6%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.7 pts
below England
School
5.6%
North Tyneside
6.5%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
11.4 pts
above England
School
12.4%
North Tyneside
2.4%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.0%
776
African
1.7%
15
Bangladeshi
1.6%
14
Any other White background
1.4%
12
White and Asian
1.4%
12
White and Black African
1.0%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.7%
207 of
872 pupils
2.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
41.0
1.8 pts
above England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.52%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.31 pts
higher than
England
School
9.52%
North Tyneside
5.96%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.09%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.27 pts
higher than
England
School
25.09%
North Tyneside
14.65%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.08 pts
higher than
England
School
3.89%
North Tyneside
1.56%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.5%
6.2 pts
above England
John Spence Community High School
98.5%
North Tyneside
89.4%
North East
87.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.