Marden High School
Hartington Road, Cullercoats, North Shields, NE30 3RZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Matt Snape
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 905
- Pupils on roll
- 1,014
- URN
- 108627
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912962771
About this school
Marden High School is a foundation secondary school in North Shields. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,014 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marden High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 September 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 177 | 177 | 174 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.2 | 53.7 | 55.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.36 +0.15 to +0.57 | +0.41 +0.20 to +0.62 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 60.5% | 59.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 80.8% | 85.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 9% | 12.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Marden High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.2 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.7 | 35.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.1 | 36.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 910 |
| 2023/24 | 906 |
| 2024/25 | 943 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marden High School compares
Marden High School ranked 2nd of 12 secondary schools in North Tyneside for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.1 | 5.5% | 16.4% | 1,014 | — |
| John Spence Community High School | 41 | 9.5% | 49.1% | 872 | 0.5 miles |
| Monkseaton High School | 41 | 12.7% | 31.1% | 155 | 0.9 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic High School | 49.6 | 8.8% | 24.8% | 1,660 | 1.5 miles |
| Whitley Bay High School | 54.2 | 6.7% | 9.7% | 1,797 | 1.7 miles |
| Norham High School | 42.7 | 8% | 63.2% | 498 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.44%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.46%
- Persistent absence
- 12.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
John Spence Community High School0.5 miles
Secondary · North Shields
-
Monkseaton High School0.9 miles
Secondary · Whitley Bay
-
St Thomas More Catholic High School1.5 miles
Secondary · North Shields
-
Whitley Bay High School1.7 miles
Secondary · Whitley Bay
-
Norham High School1.9 miles
Secondary · North Shields
Other schools in North Shields
Marden High School ranks 2nd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in North Shields.
- John Spence Community High School Secondary
- Norham High School Secondary
- St Thomas More Catholic High School Secondary
- Sir James Knott Memorial Nursery School Nursery
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- Cullercoats Primary School Primary
- Monkhouse Primary School Primary
- New York Primary School Primary
- Percy Main Primary School Primary
- Preston Grange Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Marden High School teach?
- Marden High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in North Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Marden High School?
- The headteacher of Marden High School is Mr Matt Snape, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marden High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marden High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Marden High School?
- Marden High School has 1,014 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Marden High School full?
- Marden High School has capacity for 905 pupils and 1,014 on roll (112%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Marden High School a faith school?
- No. Marden High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Marden High School a selective school?
- No. Marden High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Marden High School part of an academy trust?
- Marden High School is part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Marden High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.2 in 2022/23 and 55.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marden High School compare with other schools in North Tyneside?
- Marden High School ranked 2nd of 12 secondary schools in North Tyneside for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marden High School's absence rate?
- Marden High School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marden High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marden High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 6 July 2026.