John Spence Community High School

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]

John Spence Community High School
Pictured in 2014
Address
Preston Road Preston, North Shields Tyne and Wear , NE29 9PU England
Coordinates	55°01′21″N 1°27′05″W / 55.0224°N 1.4515°W / 55.0224; -1.4515
Information
Type	Foundation school
Local authority	North Tyneside
Department for Education URN	108644 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Mr Jonathan Heath
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	846 as of January 2023^[update]
Website	http://www.johnspence.org.uk/

It is a foundation school administered by North Tyneside Council.^[2]

John Spence Community High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school was also awarded specialist Sports College status in 2001^[3] and continues to offers sports as a specialism. The school also offers adult education courses through the North Tyneside Adult Learning Alliance.^[4]

Notable former pupils

• Sam Fender (musician and Brit Award winner)
• Sean Longstaff (professional footballer)
• Matty Longstaff (professional footballer)
• Stephen Murray (former BMX dirt rider)
• Matthew Parr (Olympic figure skater)
• Hilton Valentine (former guitarist for The Animals)

References

1. "John Spence Community High School". johnspence.org.uk.
2. "John Spence Community High School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
3. "Sports College". johnspence.org.uk.
4. "Adult Education". johnspence.org.uk.

External links

• John Spence Community High School official website