Tweedmouth West Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Osborne Road
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 2HS
Phone 01289306151
Reference Number 122186

Tweedmouth West First School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all domains of the inspection. The school fosters a happy and caring environment, allowing pupils to thrive academically and socially. Notable strengths include strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and a broad curriculum that includes a wide range of extracurricular activities. However, some pupils struggle to retain knowledge in subjects like history and mathematics due to issues with curriculum implementation and content delivery.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 97
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.55%
Girls: 48.45%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 17.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 17.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 19

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 11 6 17
2 11 10 21
3 8 11 19
4 13 13 26
5 Unknown Unknown Unknown
6 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.7%
White, Other 5.2%
Asian, Other 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 11 Feb 2020
Date Report
20 May 2025 School inspection
11 Feb 2020 School inspection:
08 Mar 2016 Full inspection:
12 Oct 2010 Full inspection:
01 Jul 2008 Full inspection:
06 Jun 2005 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
  • Broad and engaging curriculum with various extracurricular activities
  • Effective phonics teaching leading to fluent reading by Year 3
  • Strong leadership in mathematics, enhancing pupils' understanding
  • Supportive school atmosphere that fosters respect and responsibility

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not retain important content in subjects like mathematics and history
  • Limited connections made by pupils between concepts in history

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 0
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick
Prince Edward Road, Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2EX
0.11 miles
Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Billendean Terrace, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2DJ
0.61 miles
Prior Park Primary School
Dean Drive, Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2DB
0.69 miles
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Bell Tower Place, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1NB
0.72 miles
Berwick Middle School
Lovaine Terrace, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1LA
0.82 miles
Spittal Community Primary School
Main Street, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1RD
0.94 miles
Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Newfields, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1SP
1.45 miles
Scremerston First School
Scremerston, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2RB
2.09 miles
Name Distance
The Grove Special School
Grove Gardens, Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2EN
0.54 miles
Berwick Academy
Adams Drive, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2JF
0.76 miles
Longridge Towers School
2.6 miles
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