Marine Park Primary School
Hatfield Square, Woodbine Estate, South Shields, NE33 2RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TYNE AND WEAR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Shelley Metcalfe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 151264
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914554513
About this school
Marine Park Primary School is a primary academy in South Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 193 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marine Park Primary 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
How Marine Park Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 61.4% | 193 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | 77% | 4.9% | 16.9% | 231 | 0.3 miles |
| Westoe Crown Primary School | 64% | 4.9% | 26.6% | 636 | 0.4 miles |
| Hadrian Primary School | 56% | 6% | 30.4% | 261 | 0.5 miles |
| Laygate Community School | 65% | 5.5% | 66.7% | 227 | 0.7 miles |
| Mortimer Primary School | 54% | 4.5% | 11.8% | 588 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 61.4%
- English as an additional language
- 56.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.73%
- Persistent absence
- 16.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields0.3 miles
Primary · South Shields
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Westoe Crown Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · South Shields
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Hadrian Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Laygate Community School0.7 miles
Primary · South Shields
-
Mortimer Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · South Shields
Other schools in South Shields
- Ashley Academy Primary
- Biddick Hall Infants' School Primary
- Biddick Hall Junior School Primary
- Forest View Primary Primary
- Hadrian Primary School Primary
- Harton Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) Primary
- Laygate Community School Primary
- Lord Blyton Primary School Primary
- Monkton Academy Primary
- Monkton Infants' School Primary
- Mortimer Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Marine Park Primary School teach?
- Marine Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in South Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of Marine Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Marine Park Primary School is Mrs Shelley Metcalfe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marine Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marine Park 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 many pupils are at Marine Park Primary School?
- Marine Park Primary School has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Marine Park Primary School full?
- Marine Park Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 193 on roll (82%), so it has space against 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 Marine Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Marine Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marine Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marine Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Marine Park Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Marine Park Primary School is part of TYNE AND WEAR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Marine Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Marine Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census.
- Does Marine Park Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Marine Park Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 13 August 2026.