Marsden Primary School
Mill Lane, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Marshall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 108687
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915292040
About this school
Marsden Primary School is a community primary school in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 209 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 September 2023, 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 32 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 69% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 91% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 91% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 81% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Marsden Primary 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 | South Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 59.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marsden Primary School compares
Marsden Primary School ranked 19th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5% | 29.8% | 209 | — |
| Whitburn Village Primary School | — | 6% | 13.7% | 244 | 0.8 miles |
| Harton Primary School | 70% | 6.2% | 40.2% | 636 | 1.7 miles |
| Cleadon Church of England Academy | 79% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 484 | 1.7 miles |
| Seaburn Dene Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 11.2% | 218 | 1.9 miles |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | 51% | 6.8% | 49.6% | 452 | 2.0 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)
- 29.83%
- English as an additional language
- 0.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 10.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitburn Village Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Harton Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Cleadon Church of England Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Seaburn Dene Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Ridgeway Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · South Shields
Other schools in Sunderland
Marsden Primary School ranks 26th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Sunderland.
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Marsden Primary School teach?
- Marsden Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Marsden Primary School?
- The headteacher of Marsden Primary School is Mrs Caroline Marshall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Marsden Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marsden Primary 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 big is Marsden Primary School?
- Marsden Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Marsden Primary School full?
- Marsden Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), 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 Marsden Primary School a faith school?
- No. Marsden Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marsden Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marsden Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Marsden Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marsden Primary School rank locally?
- Marsden Primary School ranked 19th of 38 primary schools in South Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marsden Primary School's absence rate?
- Marsden Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Marsden Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marsden Primary 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 29 June 2026.