Marden High School
State · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,014 pupils
John Spence Community High School
Preston Road, North Shields NE29 9PU
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
872
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 885
Local authority
North Tyneside
Pele Trust
Schola Grade 4
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About John Spence Community High School
John Spence Community High School is a secondary academy in North Shields, North Tyneside, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Pele Trust.
It has 872 pupils on roll and room for 885. Its Schola Grade is 4 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 872
- Capacity
- 885 pupils
- Free school meals
- 51.30% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Pele Trust
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 150195
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