John Spence Community High School
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Secondary
North Shields · NE29 9PU · North Tyneside
Ages 11–16
- Absence11.1%
- FSM51.3%
- Demand0.91
0.8 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 108642
Monkseaton High School
Foundation school · Whitley Bay · NE25 9EQ
Ages 13–18 · 155 pupils · North Tyneside
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
38.3
Overall absence
10.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-05-13
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.46
−20+2
Attainment 838.3
English & maths grade 5+28%
English & maths grade 4+47%
EBacc entry13%
EBacc APS: 3.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.8%
Unauthorised5.4%
- Authorised absence
- 5.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.1%
- Enrolments in measure
- 478
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill16%
155 pupils · 955 places
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- Boys / girls
- 79 / 76
- School capacity
- 955
- Capacity fill
- 155 / 955 (16%)
- Free school meals
- 26.6%
- FSM pupils
- 34
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Foundation school
Age range
Ages 13–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Academy trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Deon Krishnan
Location
- Address
- Seatonville Road
- Postcode
- NE25 9EQ
- Town
- Whitley Bay
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- District
- North Tyneside
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation school (secondary), Ages 13–18, in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, 155 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 26.6%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Marden High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Secondary
North Shields · NE30 3RZ · North Tyneside
Ages 11–16
- Att853.7
- P80.4
- EM5+61%
- Absence5.9%
0.9 miles away
St Thomas More Catholic High School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
North Shields · NE29 8LF · North Tyneside
Ages 11–18
- Att849.2
- P80.2
- EM5+44%
- Absence9.1%
1.0 miles away
Whitley Bay High School
Ofsted: OutstandingFoundation school · Secondary
Whitley Bay · NE25 9AS · North Tyneside
Ages 13–18
- Att856.3
- P80.3
- EM5+66%
- Absence6.8%
1.2 miles away
Norham High School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Secondary
North Shields · NE29 7BU · North Tyneside
Ages 11–16
- Att840.2
- P80.2
- EM5+29%
- Absence8.6%
1.8 miles away
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Wallsend · NE28 7TN · North Tyneside
Ages 11–18
2.5 miles away
Churchill Community College
Ofsted: InadequateFoundation school · Secondary
Wallsend · NE28 7TN · North Tyneside
Ages 11–18
- Att839.5
- P8-0.9
- EM5+25%
- Absence12.7%
2.5 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Deon Krishnan
- Telephone
- 01912979700