John Spence Community High School | |
Trust: | Pele Trust |
Head Label: | Headteacher |
Head: | Jonathan Heath |
Address: | Preston Road |
Postcode: | NE29 9PU |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 55.0224°N -1.4515°W |
Pushpin Map: | United_Kingdom Tyne and Wear#United_Kingdom England#United_Kingdom |
Urn: | 150195 |
Ofsted: | yes |
Enrolment: | 846 |
Lower Age: | 11 |
Upper Age: | 16 |
Website: | http://www.johnspence.org.uk/ |
John Spence Community High School (formerly Preston High School) is a co-educational secondary school located in Preston (near North Shields) in Tyne and Wear, England.[1]
Previously a foundation school administered by North Tyneside Council,[2] in November 2023 John Spence Community High School converted to academy status.[3] The school is now sponsored by the Pele Trust.[4]
John Spence Community High School offers GCSEs and vocational qualifications as programmes of study for pupils. The school was also awarded specialist Sports College status in 2001[5] and continues to offer sports as a specialism. The school also offers adult education courses through the North Tyneside Adult Learning Alliance.[6]