John Spence Community High School (formerly Preston High School) is a

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secondary school located in

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(near North Shields) in

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. It is a foundation school administered by North Tyneside Council. John Spence Community High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school was also awarded specialist

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status in 2001 and continues to offers sports as a specialism. The school also offers

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courses through the North Tyneside Adult Learning Alliance.

Notable former pupils

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(author) * Sam Fender (musician and

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winner) * Sean Longstaff (professional footballer) * Matty Longstaff (professional footballer) * Stephen Murray (former BMX dirt rider) * Matthew Parr (Olympic figure skater) *

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(former guitarist for

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)

References

External links

John Spence Community High School official website
Secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside Foundation schools in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside {{TyneandWear-school-stub