Marden High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 21 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 108627
- Address
- Hartington Road, Cullercoats, NE30 3RZ
- Website
- www.mardenhigh.net
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 943 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.4%
- Persistent absence
- 13.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 92.5%
Mixed 2.2%
Other White 1.7%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.1
Local authority average 45.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.65
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 6 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 41 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
Admissions
Marden High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 107
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 192 98 94 |
| Year 8 | 192 97 95 |
| Year 9 | 192 106 86 |
| Year 10 | 192 96 96 |
| Year 11 | 175 100 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 82.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 40.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 41.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 3.0% |