Tweedmouth Community Middle School has closed (Monday 31 August 2026).
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Tweedmouth Community Middle School, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Tweedmouth Community Middle School is a secondary school for pupils aged 9 to 13 in Berwick-upon-Tweed. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 37th-highest of the 73 schools in Northumberland with published results, and 7,614th of 14,452 across England. It was 77% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Capacity
- 77% full
- Attendance
- In line with England
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Northumberland (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 8 Oct 2026
Tweedmouth Community Middle School in detail
Tweedmouth Community Middle School in its own words
In its own words: "At Tweedmouth Community Middle School, we aim to provide a safe, happy, responsible, well-ordered community in which children can learn and be valued as individuals. At Tweedmouth Community Middle School we Practice the RESPECT code of conduct - to help us remind ourselves of how we should approach our school life every day."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Tweedmouth Community Middle School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Northumberland and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (80% in reading, 75% in maths).
Getting a place at Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Across Northumberland, 96% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Northumberland lodged 73 appeals against secondary school offers; 54 reached a hearing and 21 succeeded (38.9% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Tweedmouth Community Middle School are Berwick Academy (0.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 39.3); and Berwick Middle School (1.3 miles, Good).
Who goes there
33.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Berwick upon Tweed Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Berwick Academy (at), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Tweedmouth Community Middle School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Tweedmouth Community Middle School issued 33 suspensions, 9.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from February 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its February 2019 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
33.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
33
Suspensions
9.79%
Suspension rate
15 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 337 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby secondary school
Keep up with Tweedmouth Community Middle School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Tweedmouth Community Middle School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Tweedmouth Community Middle School is in Northumberland; for families living there:
Apply to Northumberland for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
338 pupils
440 places
102 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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.
Inspection History(10)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
41
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
20.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
245
Total Pupils
134
Boys
111
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
13.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,929
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,660
Per pupil
£2159k
Total funding
£134k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
8.4%
Overall absence
21.7%
Persistent absence
341
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Tweedmouth Community Middle School
What are SATs results like at Tweedmouth Community Middle School?
Of the pupils at Tweedmouth Community Middle School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Tweedmouth Community Middle School's Ofsted rating?
Tweedmouth Community Middle School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Tweedmouth Community Middle School?
No fixed boundary. When Tweedmouth Community Middle School is oversubscribed, Northumberland allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Tweedmouth Community Middle School?
Tweedmouth Community Middle School was not full in 2025: it ran at 77% of its 440 places.
How big are the classes at Tweedmouth Community Middle School?
Classes at Tweedmouth Community Middle School average 24.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Tweedmouth Community Middle School?
Tweedmouth Community Middle School has around 245 pupils on roll. 34% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Tweedmouth Community Middle School?
8.4% of sessions were missed at Tweedmouth Community Middle School in 2024/25. 21.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Tweedmouth Community Middle School?
Apply through Northumberland's coordinated admissions process, naming Tweedmouth Community Middle School on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
Where is Tweedmouth Community Middle School?
Tweedmouth Community Middle School is at Billendean Terrace, Spittal, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 2DJ.