Ford Castle Residential Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Ford Castle Residential Centre is a school for pupils aged 16 to 99 in Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ford Castle Residential Centre in detail
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Ford Castle Residential Centre.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bank Top (eb), 290 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Northumberland (44).
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 2 nearby schools
Keep up with Ford Castle Residential Centre
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Northumberland is 3 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Berwick-upon-Tweed
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Across Northumberland council
Places available
2,104
Applications
1,819
Got 1st preference
96.0%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All secondary applications across Northumberland council (2026/27), not just this school.
Questions parents ask about Ford Castle Residential Centre
What is the catchment area for Ford Castle Residential Centre?
No fixed boundary. When Ford Castle Residential Centre is oversubscribed, Northumberland allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Ford Castle Residential Centre?
Apply through Northumberland's coordinated admissions process, naming Ford Castle Residential Centre on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Ford Castle Residential Centre?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Northumberland is 3 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ford Castle Residential Centre?
Ford Castle Residential Centre is at Ford, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2PX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)