Schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed in Northumberland has 14 schools in the catchment.school database, including 10 primaries and 1 secondary. The town sits on the Scottish border, which creates a unique context: families should note that Scottish schools follow a different national curriculum and admissions system, administered by Scottish Borders Council for those north of the boundary. Six local schools hold a faith designation.
Berwick Academy is the sole state secondary in the town, serving pupils from Berwick itself and from surrounding Northumberland villages. Three local schools hold Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. Small primaries including Spittal Community Primary and Scremerston First School serve the suburban and rural fringes. Northumberland County Council coordinates admissions and families applying from across the border should confirm eligibility for English state school places with the council's admissions team.
School demand in Berwick-upon-Tweed
Across the 13 schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 62%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
6 schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
2 of the schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Northumberland, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
4 of the schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed: 1 oversubscribed (10)
Spittal Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 1RD
Tweedmouth West Primary School
Primary · Community school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2HS
Prior Park Primary School
Primary · Community school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2DB
Scremerston First School
Primary · Community school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2RB
Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 1SP
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 1NB
Hugh Joicey Church of England Primary School, Ford
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2QA
Holy Island Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2SQ
Norham St Ceolwulfs CofE Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2JZ
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick
Primary · Academy converter
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2EX
Secondary Schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed (1)
Other Schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed (3)
Longridge Towers School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2XQ
The Grove Special School
Not applicable · Community special school
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2EN
Ford Castle Residential Centre
Not applicable · Miscellaneous
Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2PX
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed are set by Northumberland and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.