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Marden High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Hartington Road, Cullercoats, North Shields NE30 3RZ · mardenhigh.net · 0191 296 2771
On the mapSearch near NE30 3RZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.1
- average Attainment 8 score. North Tyneside 46, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,014
- 109 over 905 places · 112%
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 246 families put the school first and 188 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 188 | 246 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 189 | 214 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 180 | 207 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 181 | 190 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 178 | 1 | 92% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.1, and 59.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Tyneside it was 46, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲85.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼12.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 38.4 | −4.2 |
| Further education | 52 | +8.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 1.1 | −1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Marden High School on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (113 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 113
- 13% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 20 parents (18%) with SEND