Marine Park Primary School
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Hatfield Square, Woodbine Estate, South Shields, NE33 2RD
Headteacher · Mrs Shelley Metcalfe
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Key facts
Pupils193Capacity 236
OfstedReport cardInspected 9 June 2026
TrustTyne and Wear Learning Trust
Free school meals53.5%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 9 June 2026.
- InclusionNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Early yearsNeeds attention
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- SafeguardingMet
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through South Tyneside council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in South TynesideApplications for September 2026
All 17 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered18
Applications39
First choice17
First-choice offers17
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields0.3 mi
- Westoe Crown Primary School0.4 mi
- Hadrian Primary School0.5 mi
- Laygate Community School0.7 mi
- Mortimer Primary School1.2 mi