James Calvert Spence College

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-19
Religion Does not apply
Address Acklington Road
Amble
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE65 0NG
Phone 01665710636
Reference Number 122363

General Makeup

Number of pupils 636
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.67%
Girls: 47.33%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 56 50 106
8 50 54 104
9 52 42 94
10 48 45 93
11 46 39 85
12 22 27 49
13 10 9 19

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 94.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Mixed, Other 1.1%
White, Other 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
White & Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
Irish 0.2%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
34.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 23.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 31.8% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 22.84 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 27.27 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2020 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 0 0
Third Preference 0 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

2016 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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1.14 miles
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1.76 miles
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2.88 miles
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4.42 miles
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4.72 miles
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