Tweedmouth West Primary School
Osborne Road, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2HS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Jacqueline Dalrymple
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 145
- URN
- 122186
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01289306151
About this school
Tweedmouth West Primary School is a community primary school in Berwick-upon-Tweed. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 145 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tweedmouth West 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Tweedmouth West 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 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tweedmouth West Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 17.5% | 145 | — |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick | — | 5.3% | 11.4% | 98 | 0.1 miles |
| Prior Park Primary School | — | 5% | 42.6% | 110 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | — | 3.7% | 12% | 161 | 0.7 miles |
| Spittal Community Primary School | — | 4.6% | 32.1% | 128 | 0.9 miles |
| Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary School | — | 5.7% | 27.3% | 121 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report20 May 2025
- 11 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.53%
- English as an additional language
- 7.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.12%
- Persistent absence
- 8.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick0.1 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Prior Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Spittal Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
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Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary 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
- Spittal Community Primary School Primary
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick Primary
- Berwick Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Tweedmouth Community Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Berwick Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Tweedmouth West Primary School teach?
- Tweedmouth West Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- Who is the headteacher of Tweedmouth West Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tweedmouth West Primary School is Headteacher Jacqueline Dalrymple, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tweedmouth West Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tweedmouth West 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 Tweedmouth West Primary School?
- Tweedmouth West Primary School has 145 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Tweedmouth West Primary School full?
- Tweedmouth West Primary School has capacity for 218 pupils and 145 on roll (67%), 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 Tweedmouth West Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tweedmouth West Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tweedmouth West Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tweedmouth West Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Tweedmouth West Primary School's absence rate?
- Tweedmouth West Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Tweedmouth West 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 Tweedmouth West 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 30 June 2026.