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Marden High School

North Tyneside, NE30 3RZSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Sep 2022
Progress 8
+0.41
Above average
−20+2
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
214 1st-choice / 189 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#631 of 3,141 nationally

About Marden High School

Marden High School is a Good-rated secondary in North Tyneside, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 confirmed that the school remains Good. The inspection also rated leadership and management as Outstanding, a notable upgrade from the previous inspection in 2013, when the school was judged to require improvement overall. The most telling exam metric is Progress 8, which measures how much pupils improve between Key Stage 2 and GCSEs compared with the national average. Marden’s Progress 8 score is 0.41, placing it in the above-average banding nationally. That score is the second highest among all 11 state secondaries in North Tyneside, putting it ahead of all but one local school. It also ranks 12th out of 142 schools in the North East region, and in the top 25 per cent of schools nationally. For context, the average Progress 8 score across North Tyneside is -0.06, so Marden is performing well above its local peers.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressHartington Road, North Shields, North Tyneside, NE30 3RZ
HeadteacherMatt Snape
Local AuthorityNorth Tyneside
Number of Pupils943
Free School Meals (FSM)16.4%
School Capacity943 / 905 (104% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Sept 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Latest monitoring visit (22 Sept 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 29 Jan 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Art StudiosGymnasiumMusic RoomsTheatreLibraryScience Labs

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

15

Sports

BasketballRoundersCross CountryFootballRugbyNetballBadmintonAthleticsSwimmingHockey

Clubs & Activities

DramaOrchestraBook ClubScience ClubModel United Nations

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: mardenhigh.net. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Marden High School

Marden High School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.