Prior Park Primary School
Dean Drive, Tweedmouth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Currans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 122187
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01289306667
About this school
Prior Park Primary School is a community primary school in Berwick-upon-Tweed. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 110 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
Trends over time
How Prior Park 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 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 125 |
| 2023/24 | 115 |
| 2024/25 | 108 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prior Park Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 42.6% | 110 | — |
| Spittal Community Primary School | — | 4.6% | 32.1% | 128 | 0.6 miles |
| Tweedmouth West Primary School | — | 5.1% | 17.5% | 145 | 0.7 miles |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick | — | 5.3% | 11.4% | 98 | 0.8 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)
- 42.55%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 10.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Spittal Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Tweedmouth West Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick0.8 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
- Scremerston First School Primary
- Spittal Community Primary 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 year groups does Prior Park Primary School teach?
- Prior Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- Who is the headteacher of Prior Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Prior Park Primary School is Mrs Deborah Currans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Prior Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prior Park 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 big is Prior Park Primary School?
- Prior Park Primary School has 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Prior Park Primary School full?
- Prior Park Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 110 on roll (52%), 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 Prior Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Prior Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Prior Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Prior Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What is Prior Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Prior Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Prior Park 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 Prior Park 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.