Berwick Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
TD15 2JF
Composite score
50.4

Berwick Academy at a glance

Located in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, Berwick Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 586 pupils aged 13 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 40.3, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.7 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

34% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 55% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. If you are considering Berwick Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,478
National rank
#113
In North East
#12
In Northumberland
Top 78%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
40.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
34%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
55%
% EBacc grade 5+
1%
EBacc average points score
3.28

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Requires improvement

School profile

Pupils on roll 586 % FSM ever-6 29.2% % EAL 6.3% Age range 13–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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