Berwick Academy
Adams Drive, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
601 pupils · 64% of 934 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 13–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BERWICK ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.2%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 13 February 2024, published 24 April 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 34.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 6.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2018 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2018 entry | 121 | 121 | 122 | 121 |
| Sept 2017 entry | 126 | 125 | 138 | 126 |
| Sept 2016 entry | 149 | 149 | 163 | 149 |
| Sept 2015 entry | 138 | 138 | 148 | 138 |
| Sept 2014 entry | 166 | 166 | 175 | 166 |
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
- The Duchess's Community High School 44.2 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- James Calvert Spence College 54.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The King Edward VI School 67.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Ashington Academy 69.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- NCEA Duke's Secondary School 70.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy 73.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.