School Summary

John Spence Community High School


Boys: 440
Girls: 406
Total Pupils: 846
Opened:
Ofsted: Good
Headteacher: Jonathan Heath
John Spence Community High School
Preston Road
North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE29 9PU
Telephone: 01912961432
Website: http://www.johnspence.org.uk/

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AdministrativeWard (name): Preston
AdmissionsPolicy (code): 4
AdmissionsPolicy (name): Non-selective
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Boarders (code): 1
Boarders (name): No boarders
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CHNumber:
CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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County (name): Tyne and Wear
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Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E08000022
DistrictAdministrative (name): North Tyneside
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 435165
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: John Spence Community High School
EstablishmentNumber: 4038
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 4
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Local authority maintained schools
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FSM: 301
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GOR (code): A
GOR (name): North East
GSSLACode (name): E08000022
Gender (code): 3
Gender (name): Mixed
HeadFirstName: Jonathan
HeadLastName: Heath
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headteacher
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LA (code): 392
LA (name): North Tyneside
LSOA (code): E01008525
LSOA (name): North Tyneside 017A
LastChangedDate: 05-06-2023
Locality:
MSOA (code): E02001754
MSOA (name): North Tyneside 017
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Northing: 569896
NumberOfBoys: 440
NumberOfGirls: 406
NumberOfPupils: 846
NurseryProvision (name): No Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 2
OfficialSixthForm (name): Does not have a sixth form
OfstedLastInsp: 30-11-2017
OfstedRating (name): Good
OfstedSpecialMeasures (code): 0
OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
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ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14001006
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Tynemouth
PercentageFSM: 35.60
PhaseOfEducation (code): 4
PhaseOfEducation (name): Secondary
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Postcode: NE29 9PU
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QABName (code): 0
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RSCRegion (name): North of England
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 06
ReligiousCharacter (name): None
ReligiousEthos (name): Does not apply
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SEN1 (name): MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
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SchoolCapacity: 885
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
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SchoolWebsite: http://www.johnspence.org.uk/
Section41Approved (name): Not applicable
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SpecialClasses (code): 1
SpecialClasses (name): Has Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 16
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Preston Road
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01912961432
Town: North Shields
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 1
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Supported by a trust
Trusts (code): 1337
Trusts (name): The North Tyneside Learning Trust
TypeOfEstablishment (code): 05
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Foundation school
TypeOfResourcedProvision (name): Resourced provision
UKPRN: 10003503
UPRN: 47072214
URN: 108644
UrbanRural (code): A1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
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