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John Spence Community High School
Preston Road, North Shields NE29 9PU
John Spence Community High School is a non-selective academy. It has 134 staff (about 108 FTEs), including 64 teachers (about 62 FTEs). The present school opened in 2023.
This school is a member of Pele Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Ponteland High School and The Duchess's Community High School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Staff development, Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £2773 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.36, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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