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28 fields differ · 8 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | John Spence Community High School | Norham High School | Ralph Gardner Community High School | St Thomas More Catholic High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | No | No |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Field | John Spence Community High School | Norham High School | Ralph Gardner Community High School | St Thomas More Catholic High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | North Shields, NE29 9PU | North Shields, NE29 7BU | North Shields, NE29 0JN | North Shields, NE29 8LF |
| School typediffers | Academy converter | Foundation school | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary | Secondary |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 11–16 | 11–15 | 11–18 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Requires improvement | Good | — | Good |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 40.2 | — | 49.2 |
| Progress 8differs | — | 0.2 | — | 0.2 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 29% | — | 44% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 47% | — | 66% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 9% | — | 52% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.3 | — | 4.4 |
| KS2 expected (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM) | — | — | — | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 11.1% | 8.6% | — | 9.1% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 31.0% | 27.8% | — | 26.5% |
| Severe absencediffers | 6.0% | 4.6% | — | 3.1% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.91 (Balanced demand) | 1.01 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.93 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 101 | 97 | — | 243 |
| Places offereddiffers | 121 | 96 | — | 262 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 872 | 498 | — | 1,660 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 872 / 885 (99%) | 498 / 520 (96%) | — | 1,660 / 1,650 (101%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 51.3% | 63.6% | — | 28.4% |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Jonathan Heath | Mr Terence Richard Conway | — | Mr David Watson |
| SEN typesdiffers | MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle |
| Constituency | Tynemouth | Tynemouth | Tynemouth | Tynemouth |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | — | Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: PELE TRUST | Academy trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust | Community school | Academy trust: BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | PELE TRUST | The North Tyneside Learning Trust | — | BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | — | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | — | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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