St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Cuthberts is a warm, caring school where children are genuinely happy to attend. The school excels at teaching children to read confidently from an early age and develops their speaking and listening skills through creative storytelling. Pupils behave exceptionally well and learn to care for one another, supported by staff who know them and their families well.
Key Strengths
- Excellent phonics teaching and early reading - all Year 1 pupils reached expected standard in 2024 phonics screening
- Strong focus on speaking and listening skills with effective support for children needing additional help
- Pupils use the local area exceptionally well for learning - beaches, museums, Anglo-Saxon settlements, and weekly swimming lessons
- Exemplary behaviour and attitudes to learning, with pupils showing care and responsibility for each other
- Effective support for pupils with SEND following trust review and staff training
Areas for Improvement
- Core knowledge and themes linking learning together are not identified consistently across all subjects
- Pupils sometimes find it difficult to link and apply their knowledge fully across the curriculum
- Need to review curriculum to make core content and links between content explicit for staff delivery
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with school creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Weekly swimming lessons for Years 1-4, educational visits to local museums, practical investigations on Northumbrian beaches, residential stays at Anglo-Saxon settlement sites, community storytellers visiting school
St Cuthberts Catholic First School, Berwick has maintained good standards following its previous inspection. Pupils thrive in a caring environment where they behave exceptionally well and are eager to learn.
At a Glance
11.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
43 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
19.8
Avg class size
21.0
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
4
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
82%
Available places
98 pupils
120 capacity
22 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Berwick-upon-Tweed
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Admissions Demand - Northumberland
Places available
3,779
Applications
2,591
Got 1st preference
96.6%
Got preferred school
99.9%
Primary admissions across Northumberland (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.30349%
Overall absence
12.72727%
Persistent absence
55
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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