James Calvert Spence College

Acklington Road, Amble, NE65 0NG

Community school for ages 10–18 in Amble. Mixed intake.

James Calvert Spence College is a mixed community secondary school near Morpeth, Northumberland, serving students aged 10 to 18 with a sixth form. Ofsted rated it Good in September 2022.

The school describes itself as caring and welcoming, with a core purpose of creating a safe, happy and positive community. It says staff know pupils well and tailor teaching and support to their needs. GCSE Attainment 8 was 34.9, and 56% of students progressed to higher education.

Ages 10–18 · Secondary

636 pupils · On roll

Community school · Mixed

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Good

OfstedReport published Sep 2022

KS2 reading, writing and maths30%

(share of 11-year-olds reaching the level expected for their age in all three subjects at the end of primary school; 3% reached the higher standard — national average is 62%)

GCSE Attainment 834.9

(pupils averaged about grade 3+, the old grade C, in every subject — national average is 46.1)

GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths23.5%

(a grade 5 is a "strong pass", between the old C and B — this is the share of pupils managing it in both subjects; national average is 45.4%)

A-level average resultD+

(the government's average across A-level entries — results cluster around grade D; 0% of A-level students achieved AAB or higher, including at least two facilitating subjects)

DfE performance tables · 2024/25

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