Hugh Joicey Church of England Primary School, Ford
Bank Top, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2QA
49 pupils · 65% of 75 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Free school meals
- 16.3%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 15 May 2024, published 19 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 7.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Wooler First School 10.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Norham St Ceolwulfs CofE Controlled Primary School 10.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Scremerston First School 13.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Prior Park Primary School 14.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Spittal Community Primary School 15.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.