Spittal Community Primary School
Main Street, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Kiff
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 128
- URN
- 122185
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01289307413
About this school
Spittal Community Primary School is a community primary school in Berwick-upon-Tweed. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 128 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Spittal Community 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 May 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Spittal Community 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 121 |
| 2023/24 | 120 |
| 2024/25 | 106 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Spittal Community Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 32.1% | 128 | — |
| Prior Park Primary School | — | 5% | 42.6% | 110 | 0.6 miles |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick | — | 5.3% | 11.4% | 98 | 0.9 miles |
| Tweedmouth West Primary School | — | 5.1% | 17.5% | 145 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | — | 3.7% | 12% | 161 | 1.3 miles |
| Scremerston First School | — | 5.3% | 22.9% | 38 | 1.4 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)
- 32.08%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.58%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Prior Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
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St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick0.9 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Tweedmouth West Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Scremerston First School1.4 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
Other schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holy Island Church of England Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hugh Joicey Church of England Primary School, Ford Primary
- Norham St Ceolwulfs CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
- Prior Park Primary School Primary
- Scremerston First School Primary
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick Primary
- Tweedmouth West Primary School Primary
- Berwick Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Tweedmouth Community Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Berwick Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Spittal Community Primary School teach?
- Spittal Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- Who is the headteacher of Spittal Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Spittal Community Primary School is Mrs Wendy Kiff, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Spittal Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Spittal Community 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 Spittal Community Primary School?
- Spittal Community Primary School has 128 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Spittal Community Primary School full?
- Spittal Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 128 on roll (61%), so it has space against 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 Spittal Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Spittal Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Spittal Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Spittal Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What is Spittal Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Spittal Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Spittal Community Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Spittal Community Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 6 July 2026.