James Calvert Spence College
Acklington Road, Morpeth, NE65 0NG
567 pupils · 54% of 1,049 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 June 2022, published 21 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 30% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 23.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 38.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 88 | 88 | 109 | 88 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sept 2016 entry | 75 | 75 | 83 | 75 |
| Sept 2015 entry | 80 | 80 | 91 | 80 |
| Sept 2014 entry | 78 | 78 | 88 | 78 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Duchess's Community High School 10.3 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Ashington Academy 16.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- NCEA Duke's Secondary School 17.1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- The King Edward VI School 18.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Bedlington Academy 21.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy 21.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.