Marine Park Primary School, South Shields
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Marine Park Primary School creates a warm, welcoming community where all pupils feel they belong. Staff know pupils well and provide strong pastoral support, with safeguarding at the heart of the school. Pupils behave positively, feel safe and happy, with excellent attitudes to learning and a genuine celebration of diversity throughout the school.
Key Strengths
- Safeguarding standards are met with an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed
- Pupils behave well, feel safe and happy at school with positive attitudes to learning
- Strong focus on pupil wellbeing and personal development, including learning about diversity, British values and healthy relationships
- Leaders' recent work on attendance has led to improvements, particularly for pupils who were persistently absent
- Staff know pupils well and provide a welcoming, supportive environment
Areas for Improvement
- Reading outcomes are weak - pupils in early years and key stage 1 do not learn to read fluently, though early improvement signs are emerging
- Mathematics outcomes have been historically weak, though recent curriculum improvements are starting to show positive impact
- Leaders do not have clear oversight of curriculum quality in some subjects and do not make regular checks on pupil learning
- Early years - too few children leave ready for next stage because learning hasn't consistently started from children's individual starting points
- Inclusion processes exist but are not monitored precisely enough to ensure they effectively support pupils with identified needs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Extra-curricular clubs, trips to local park and beach, school council voting, water safety assemblies
Marine Park Primary School is a warm and welcoming school where pupils feel they belong and diversity is celebrated. The school has established safeguarding practices and positive pupil behaviour, though there are areas where academic outcomes and curriculum delivery need strengthening.
At a Glance
53.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
23.2
Avg class size
22.0
Infant (KS1)
25.7
KS2
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
193 pupils
236 capacity
43 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - South Shields
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for South Shields
Admissions Demand - South Tyneside
Places available
1,882
Applications
1,486
Got 1st preference
92.7%
Got preferred school
97.3%
Primary admissions across South Tyneside (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.72504%
Overall absence
16.4557%
Persistent absence
158
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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