Berwick Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Northumberland
Adams Drive, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
55
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 13/02/2024
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
88.3%
36.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
601
Capacity used
Has space64%
934 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kelly Holbrook
- Address
- Adams Drive, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
- Phone
- 01289305083
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Ward / constituency
- Berwick East · North Northumberland
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137598
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BERWICK ACADEMY
601 pupils · 934 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
13 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessSixth form Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 502 pupils
Attendance
88.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
36.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.85 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.30 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.69 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 55% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 140 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 23.25 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 35 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 139 | 10% | 46% | 68% | |
| English Language | 139 | 6% | 41% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 135 | 7% | 41% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 134 | 9% | 40% | 64% | |
| History | 51 | 6% | 24% | 43% | |
| Geography | 48 | 2% | 35% | 46% | |
| Design & Technology | 45 | 13% | 51% | 80% | |
| Computer Science | 27 | 7% | 41% | 56% | |
| Business | 24 | 21% | 67% | 75% | |
| Art and Design | 20 | 15% | 50% | 60% | |
| French | 19 | 11% | 58% | 74% | |
| Latin | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 16 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| Mathematics | 8 | 0% | 13% | 13% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 33% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| French | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12400: Berwick Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 35% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 47% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Northumberland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.