Marden High School
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B70
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- North Shields, NE30 3RZ
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Kings Priory School
Huntington Place, Tynemouth, North Shields, NE30 4RF
Local ranking2nd of 15 secondary schools in North Tyneside
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
All-through
Phase
1505
Capacity
4-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 27 June 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 57.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 67.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 85.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 134
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 95.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 68.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 16.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
102
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 18.6% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 240
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1565
- Boys
- 826 (53%)
- Girls
- 723 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1505 (103% full)
- SEND
- 12.4%
- FSM Eligible
- 10.7%
- EAL
- 3.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 10.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 87.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,803/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 4.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 8.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.7%
- Mixed Other: 2.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.4%
- White Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%
- Asian Chinese: 1.1%
- Black African: 0.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 0.7%
85.7%
White British
2.6%
Mixed Other
2.4%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Huntington Place
North Shields, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 139658
- UKPRN
- 10041567
- Establishment No.
- 4000
- Trust
- WOODARD ACADEMIES TRUST
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