Longridge Towers School
Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2XQ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Mr Jonathan Lee
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 399
- Pupils on roll
- 288
- URN
- 122376
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01289307584
About this school
Longridge Towers School is an independent school in Berwick-upon-Tweed. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 288 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Longridge Towers School under its current framework. 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
Longridge Towers School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1946, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 35 | 45 | 36 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.6 | 45.2 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Longridge Towers 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 | 36.6 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.2 | 36.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 35.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 346 |
| 2023/24 | 328 |
| 2024/25 | 309 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 81
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Grove Special School2.3 miles
Special schools · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Ford Castle Residential Centre7.8 miles
Other types · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Prior Park Primary School2.5 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Tweedmouth West Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Berwick Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · 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
- Tweedmouth West Primary School Primary
- Berwick Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Tweedmouth Community Middle School Middle deemed secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Longridge Towers School teach?
- Longridge Towers School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is an independent school in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- Who is the head of Longridge Towers School?
- The head of Longridge Towers School is Mr Jonathan Lee, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Longridge Towers School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Longridge Towers School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Longridge Towers School?
- Longridge Towers School has 288 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Longridge Towers School full?
- Longridge Towers School has capacity for 399 pupils and 288 on roll (72%), 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 Longridge Towers School a faith school?
- No. Longridge Towers School has no designated religious character.
- Is Longridge Towers School a selective school?
- No. Longridge Towers School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Longridge Towers School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.6 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Longridge Towers School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Longridge Towers 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 24 July 2026.