James Calvert Spence College

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.

James Calvert Spence College
James Calvert Spence College
Address
Acklington Road and South Avenue Amble Northumberland England
Coordinates	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
Chair of Governors	Adrian Dougherty
Head of School	David Nisbet
Executive Headteacher	Neil Rodgers
Gender	Coeducational
Age	9 to 18
Website	http://www.jcsc.co.uk/

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 and has an intake of pupils from Acklington, Amble, Broomhill, Hadston, Red Row, Warkworth and Widdrington.[2]

James Calvert Spence College offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[3] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.[4]