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EnglandNorth EastSouth TynesideSR6 7HJMarsden Primary School
Primary

Marsden Primary School

Primary

South Tyneside · Sunderland · SR6 7HJ www.marsdenprimary.org.uk

Pupils
203
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
203
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
203
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouth Tyneside
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Marsden Primary School · Primary · South Tyneside

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
67%
-2pp
74%71%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
15%
+15pp
16%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
203
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Mill Lane, Whitburn, Sunderland, SR6 7HJ
Local authority
South Tyneside
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%15%82%43%74%22%82%25%85%75%108.0106.0107.023%203
2023/2469%0%91%44%72%6%91%22%88%81%108.0107.0107.022%222
2022/2374%6%87%42%77%6%84%23%81%87%109.0106.0109.0+1.20-2.50-0.6020%230
2018/1972%16%91%31%81%22%97%38%88%94%107.0108.0108.0+1.80-0.50+2.0020%242
2017/1869%14%93%38%79%28%90%24%86%86%109.0106.0107.0+3.50+1.40+1.6016%243
2016/1771%16%77%26%81%26%94%16%84%84%106.0106.0108.0+1.70+0.90+1.6018%244

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520319.523%0%30%5%11%
2023/2422221.222%0%30%7%19%
2022/2323021.620%1%31%5%11%
2021/2224022.218%0%29%5%13%
2020/2123523.920%0%26%
2018/1924221.120%0%30%4%6%
2017/1824324.416%0%29%4%5%
2016/1724423.218%1%32%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.