Berwick Academy

Type Secondary
Age Range 13-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Adams Drive
Spittal
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 2JF
Phone 01289305083
Reference Number 137598

General Makeup

Number of pupils 545
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.37%
Girls: 48.63%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
9 171
10 144
11 156
12 69
13 46

Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
Last Inspection Date 2024-04-25
Date Description Report
2024-02-13 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-10-12 School inspection: School inspection:
2021-03-16 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2020-09-29 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2019-01-15 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2018-07-17 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2018-01-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2016-10-10 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2016-01-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-11-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-12-06 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-10-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-03-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Berwick Community High School
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-06-21 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-10-08 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
36.5 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 26% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 42% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.98 Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2018 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 0 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Tweedmouth Prior Park First School
Dean Drive, Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2DB
0.16 miles
Spittal Community School
Main Street, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1RD
0.46 miles
Tweedmouth West First School
Osborne Road, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2HS
0.74 miles
St Cuthberts Catholic First School, Berwick
Prince Edward Road, Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2EX
0.76 miles
Holy Trinity Church of England First School
Bell Tower Place, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1NB
1.31 miles
Scremerston First School
Scremerston, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2RB
1.4 miles
Berwick St Mary's Church of England First School
Newfields, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1SP
2.11 miles
Name Distance
Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Billendean Terrace, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2DJ
0.13 miles
The Grove Special School
Grove Gardens, Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2EN
0.38 miles
Berwick Middle School
Lovaine Terrace, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1LA
1.44 miles
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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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