Berwick Middle School
Lovaine Terrace, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1LA
This school is open but due to close.
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Glen Bird
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 456
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 122354
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01289306140
About this school
Berwick Middle School is a community middle school in Berwick-upon-Tweed. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 179 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Berwick Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 79 | 67 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 61% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 75% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 75% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 57% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Middle 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 | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 334 |
| 2023/24 | 325 |
| 2024/25 | 284 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Berwick Middle School compares
Berwick Middle School ranked 31st of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.3% | 28.9% | 179 | — |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | — | 3.7% | 12% | 161 | 0.1 miles |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick | — | 5.3% | 11.4% | 98 | 0.7 miles |
| Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary School | — | 5.7% | 27.3% | 121 | 0.8 miles |
| Tweedmouth West Primary School | — | 5.1% | 17.5% | 145 | 0.8 miles |
| The Grove Special School | — | 7.9% | 24.4% | 51 | 1.3 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)
- 28.87%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.29%
- Persistent absence
- 15.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick0.7 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Tweedmouth West Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
The Grove Special School1.3 miles
Special schools · Berwick-upon-Tweed
Other schools in Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Tweedmouth Community Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- 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
- Tweedmouth West Primary School Primary
- Berwick Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Berwick Middle School teach?
- Berwick Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- Who is the headteacher of Berwick Middle School?
- The headteacher of Berwick Middle School is Mr Glen Bird, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Berwick Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Berwick Middle 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 Middle School?
- Berwick Middle School has 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Berwick Middle School a faith school?
- No. Berwick Middle School has no designated religious character.
- How have Berwick Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 67% 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 Middle School compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Berwick Middle School ranked 31st of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% 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 Middle School's absence rate?
- Berwick Middle School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Berwick Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Berwick Middle 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 30 June 2026.