# Alternatives to Marden High School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Marden High School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Marden High School, for comparison

1.31 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [John Spence Community High School, North Shields](/school/150195/john-spence-community-high-school) | 0.5 mi south-west | 0.63 | 2026 | Requires improvement | yes | yes |
| [Monkseaton High School, Whitley Bay](/school/108642/monkseaton-high-school) | 1.0 mi west | - | - | Not judged | yes | not recorded |
| [St Thomas More Catholic High School, North Shields](/school/137734/st-thomas-more-catholic-high-school) | 1.5 mi south-west | 0.95 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Whitley Bay High School, Whitley Bay](/school/108638/whitley-bay-high-school) | 1.7 mi north-west | - | - | Outstanding | yes | yes |
| [Norham High School, North Shields](/school/108628/norham-high-school) | 1.9 mi south-west | 1.78 | 2026 | Good | yes | yes |
| [Mortimer Community College, South Shields](/school/108727/mortimer-community-college) | 3.2 mi south | 1.13 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/108627/marden-high-school/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/108627/marden-high-school