Berwick Academy is a secondary school located in Berwick-upon-Tweed. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 31/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.8%, which is 3.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Adams Drive, Berwick-upon-Tweed

School Information

Address: Adams Drive, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF
Website: http://www.berwickacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01289305083
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tracy Hush
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137598

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 31/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 13 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 934
Number of Pupils: 499
Number of Boys: 254
Number of Girls: 245

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.55 Confidence interval -0.77 to -0.33
Of the 130 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 128 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:15%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:21%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.17
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tweedmouth Prior Park First School
Dean Drive , Tweedmouth TD15 2DB 		2out of 4 417 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Spittal Community School
Main Street , Spittal TD15 1RD 		3out of 4 718 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tweedmouth West First School
Osborne Road , TD15 2HS 		3out of 4 1,340 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided First School, Berwick
Prince Edward Road , Tweedmouth TD15 2EX 		3out of 4 1,388 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England First School
Bell Tower Place , TD15 1NB 		3out of 4 2,341 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Berwick Academy
Adams Drive , Spittal TD15 2JF 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Billendean Terrace , Spittal TD15 2DJ 		3out of 4 311 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Berwick Middle School
Lovaine Terrace , TD15 1LA 		3out of 4 2,472 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grove Special School
Grove Gardens , Tweedmouth TD15 2EN 		4out of 4 793 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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