James Calvert Spence College

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James Calvert Spence College
Address
James Calvert Spence College
Acklington Road and South Avenue



England
Coordinates 55°19′45″N1°35′16″W / 55.32911°N 1.58790°W / 55.32911; -1.58790 Coordinates: 55°19′45″N1°35′16″W / 55.32911°N 1.58790°W / 55.32911; -1.58790
Information
Type Community school
Local authority Northumberland
Department for Education URN 122363 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head of SchoolDavid Nisbet
Executive HeadteacherNeil Rodgers
Gender Coeducational
Age9to 18
Enrolment734 as of December 2022
Website http://www.jcsc.co.uk/

James Calvert Spence College is a coeducational community school and sixth form located in Amble in the English county of Northumberland. [1] The school is named after Sir James Calvert Spence, a decorated war hero and paediatrician.

The school was formed in 2011 from the merger of Amble Middle School, Druridge Bay Community Middle School and Coquet High School. Today the school is based over two sites - South Avenue (lower school for pupils in years 5 to 7, who are aged 9 to 12) and Acklington Road (upper school for pupils in years 9–13, who are aged 12 to 18). The school is administered by Northumberland County Council [2] and has an intake of pupils from Acklington, Amble, Broomhill, Hadston, Red Row, Warkworth and Widdrington. [3]

James Calvert Spence College offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, [4] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs. [5]

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References

  1. "James Calvert Spence College".
  2. "James Calvert Spence College - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. "Admissions". James Calvert Spence College.
  4. "Curriculum Overview". James Calvert Spence College.
  5. "Sixth Form". James Calvert Spence College.