Marden Bridge Middle School, Whitley Bay
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Pupils really enjoy coming to Marden Bridge and behave well both in lessons and around school. The school has a group of dedicated teachers who are actively working to improve teaching, and when lessons are well-planned with interesting tasks, pupils make good progress and become fully engaged in their learning. The school does an excellent job of developing pupils' character and values through assemblies and lessons.
Key Strengths
- Pupils behave well, have good attitudes to learning, and attendance is above average
- A group of motivated teachers are bringing about improvements in teaching and learning
- Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness is developed well
- Pupils are making increasingly good progress in English
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement is inconsistent between subjects - progress in mathematics is slower than in English
- The most able pupils are not sufficiently challenged and do not reach higher levels
- Teaching quality varies between subjects and best practice is not shared
- Marking is irregular and feedback on how to improve work is not consistently good
- Safeguarding systems for monitoring behaviour patterns are not rigorous enough
Safeguarding
The school's work to keep pupils safe and secure requires improvement because systems to check patterns of pupil behaviour are not sharp enough and records of staff safeguarding training are not well organised.
Marden Bridge Middle School is a smaller than average secondary school that requires improvement after being rated Good at its previous inspection. The school has declined in overall effectiveness due to inconsistency in teaching quality and pupil progress across subjects.
At a Glance
21.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
105 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 80%. Maths has remained stable at around 80%. Writing has remained stable at around 83%.
Class Sizes
25.5
Avg class size
23
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
577 pupils
600 capacity
23 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Whitley Bay
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Whitley Bay
Admissions Demand - North Tyneside
Places available
1,697
Applications
1,716
Got 1st preference
85.8%
Got preferred school
94.9%
Secondary admissions across North Tyneside (2025/26)
Inspection History(9)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.80566%
Overall absence
12.72727%
Persistent absence
605
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Marden Bridge Middle School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats
Appletree Gardens First School
Marine Park First School
Rockcliffe First School
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay
Cullercoats Primary School
Monkhouse Primary School
Coquet Park First School
Langley First School
Preston Grange Primary School
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