Marine Park Primary School
Primary · South Shields · NE33 2RD
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 5 October 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
193 pupils · 82% of 236 capacity
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 53.5% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 56.2% of pupils
- SEN support
- 28.9% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 2.6% of pupils
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.marineparkprimary.co.uk/
- URN
- 151264
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.94 first-choice applications per place18 places offered · 17 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
80% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.