Secondary · NE65 · Northumberland

James Calvert Spence College

Acklington Road, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0NG

Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance94.1%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.36
AdmissionsNot published from capacity data
Pupils567

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (16 Oct 2018).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in NE65. Where we have them, council (Northumberland) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
567
Free school meals
33.8%
20.8% above district average (13%)

Also: Northumberland 23.2% · England 25.8%

SEN
19.3%
0.8% below district average (20.1%)

Also: Northumberland 16.4% · England 16.5%

EAL
2.5%
1.7% above district average (0.8%)
Attendance
94.1%
2.1% below district average (96.2%)

Also: Northumberland 91.8% · England 91.9%

Persistent absence
15.2%
Progress 8
-0.36 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
34.9
Grade 5+ English & maths
23.5%
Grade 4+ English & maths
38.8%
Entered for EBacc
8.2%
EBacc average point score
2.95

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the NE65 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2195.1%
  • 2021/2290.4%
  • 2022/2390.5%
  • 2023/2489.9%
  • 2024/2589.6%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2330%
  • 2023/2430%
  • 2024/2530%

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
396
Pupils on roll
567

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Northumberland page.

SEN support

SEN %
19.3%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
  • Methodology · Data updates