SCHOOL PROFILE

James Calvert Spence College: data, trends and context

James Calvert Spence College is a secondary school in Northumberland. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
122363
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Community school
Status
Open
Local authority
Northumberland
Region
North East
Postcode
NE65 0NG
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
567
FSM eligible
32.5%
EAL / First language other than English
2.5%
SEND (total)
22.0%
SEN Support
18.7%
EHCP
3.4%
White British
93.3%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
89.4%
Overall absence
10.6%
Persistent absence
31.0%
Severe absence
4.0%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
NorthumberlandLocal authority91.0%9.0%3.5%
North EastRegion90.7%9.3%4.3%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
84.0%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
15.9%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.63%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
34.9
English & maths grade 5+
23.5%
English & maths grade 4+
38.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See James Calvert Spence College against 25 similar schools

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James Calvert Spence College is a secondary school in Northumberland. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.