Secondary
Berwick Academy
Adams Drive, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 601 of 934 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.9
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- BERWICK ACADEMY
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 61.3
- Pupils per adult
- 9.6
- Pupils
- 586
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2024
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2021
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
January 2018
Previous framework
Inadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
GCSE results
34%
40.3
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.28 |
| Entered the EBacc | 6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% |
| A level average points per entry | 23.25 |
| A level students | 35 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 28% |
| 22/23 | 26% |
| 23/24 | 30% |
| 24/25 | 34% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 24.0 |
| 22/23 | 26.7 |
| 23/24 | 27.7 |
| 24/25 | 23.3 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.15 |
| 22/23 | -0.99 |
| 23/24 | -0.85 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36.4 |
| 22/23 | 36.5 |
| 23/24 | 38.6 |
| 24/25 | 40.3 |
Adams Drive, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Northumberland admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Kelly Holbrook
- Address
- Adams Drive, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
- Telephone
- 01289305083