Marine Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · South Tyneside
Hatfield Square, South Shields, NE33 2RD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.3%
16.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
193
Capacity used
Has space82%
236 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
20 of 20 families who put it first got an offer
21
Places offered
36
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 20 | 20 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 36 | 20 | 56% |
South Tyneside lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Shelley Metcalfe
- Address
- Hatfield Square, Woodbine Estate, South Shields, NE33 2RD
- Phone
- 01914554513
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Ward / constituency
- Beacon & Bents · South Shields
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151264
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 54% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TYNE AND WEAR LEARNING TRUST
193 pupils · 236 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
09 June 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Needs attention Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Needs attention Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 23
05 October 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 158 pupils
Attendance
94.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through South Tyneside council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.