John Spence Community High School
Preston Road, North Shields, NE29 9PU
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 872 (461 boys, 411 girls)
- Capacity: 885
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 51.3%
- Telephone: 01912961432
- Ofsted: not yet inspected as this school; previous school rated Requires improvement (6 Jun 2023)
- Attainment 8: 43 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 301 applications, 166 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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