Berwick Hills Primary School
Westerdale Road, Middlesbrough, TS3 7QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Miss Tessa Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 321
- URN
- 111626
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642245598
About this school
Berwick Hills Primary School is a foundation primary school in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 321 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Berwick Hills Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 44 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 30% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 43% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 43% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 39% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Berwick Hills Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 40% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 357 |
| 2023/24 | 367 |
| 2024/25 | 346 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Berwick Hills Primary School compares
Berwick Hills Primary School ranked 36th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40% | 5.9% | 72% | 321 | — |
| Pallister Park Primary School | 59% | 6.5% | 69.8% | 600 | 0.4 miles |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 40% | 5.4% | 46.2% | 194 | 0.5 miles |
| St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School | 66% | 3.8% | 41.7% | 233 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 35.7% | 404 | 0.7 miles |
| Corpus Christi RC Primary School | 39% | 5.1% | 53.1% | 251 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.99%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.91%
- Persistent absence
- 21.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pallister Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Corpus Christi RC Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Berwick Hills Primary School ranks 52nd of the 57 ranked primary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
- Archibald Primary School Primary
- Ayresome Primary School Primary
- Bankfields Primary School Primary
- Beech Grove Primary School Primary
- Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Chandlers Ridge Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Berwick Hills Primary School teach?
- Berwick Hills Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the head teacher of Berwick Hills Primary School?
- The head teacher of Berwick Hills Primary School is Miss Tessa Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Berwick Hills Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Berwick Hills Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Berwick Hills Primary School?
- Berwick Hills Primary School has 321 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Berwick Hills Primary School full?
- Berwick Hills Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 321 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Berwick Hills Primary School a faith school?
- No. Berwick Hills Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Berwick Hills Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Berwick Hills Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Berwick Hills Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Berwick Hills Primary School compare with other schools in Middlesbrough?
- Berwick Hills Primary School ranked 36th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Berwick Hills Primary School's absence rate?
- Berwick Hills Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Berwick Hills Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Berwick Hills Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.