85%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
60%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
13%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
809.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
943
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/09/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Marden High School · Secondary · North Tyneside
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
85%
+4pp
87%82%77%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 85%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
60%
-1pp
67%62%56%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
Attainment 8
55.1
+1.4
56.254.051.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55.1
EBacc entry
13%
+4pp
19%14%9%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 13%
EBacc APS
809.2
+16.9
854.4715.3576.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 809.2
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
943
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%
Contact
Address
Hartington Road, Cullercoats, North Shields, NE30 3RZ
Local authority
North Tyneside
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 85% | 60% | 55.1 | Not applicable | 13% | 809.2 | 22% | 943 |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 60% | 53.7 | +0.41 | 9% | 792.3 | 13% | 906 |
| 2022/23 | 87% | 67% | 56.2 | +0.36 | 18% | 854.4 | 26% | 910 |
| 2021/22 | 81% | 59% | 54.7 | +0.09 | 14% | 762.3 | 18% | 899 |
| 2018/19 | 77% | 56% | 51.8 | +0.15 | 19% | 576.2 | 24% | 782 |
| 2017/18 | 71% | 48% | 48.0 | -0.22 | 23% | 514.7 | 27% | 708 |
| 2016/17 | 80% | 63% | 55.9 | +0.43 | 38% | — | 40% | 710 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 943 | 17.4 | 15% | 2% | 16% | 5% | 13% |
| 2023/24 | 906 | 16.7 | 15% | 2% | 16% | 6% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 910 | 18.1 | 13% | 2% | 15% | 6% | 17% |
| 2021/22 | 899 | 17.6 | 13% | 2% | 15% | 7% | 20% |
| 2020/21 | 893 | 17.8 | 12% | 2% | 15% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 782 | 16.7 | 12% | 3% | 15% | 4% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 708 | 15.7 | 13% | 3% | 18% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 710 | 15.2 | 12% | 2% | 19% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.