Schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland · 14 schools
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.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Northumberland (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed (14)
- Berwick Academy
Secondary · Ages 13-18 · TD15 2JF
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2024)Attainment 8: 39.3 (2026) - Norham St Ceolwulfs CofE Controlled Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TD15 2JZ
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2022) - Ford Castle Residential Centre
Ages 16-99 · TD15 2PX
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TD15 2EX
By type:Primary schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed (10)Special schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed (1)Secondary schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed (1)All-through schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed (1)
14
10 primary · 1 secondary
1,827
68% capacity used
2
0 outstanding · 2 good
2,706
879 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed
View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more
Best Schools in Northumberland
Compare all schools across the county
Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
41.5
GCSE Eng+Maths
16.5%
Questions parents ask about schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed
How many schools are there in Berwick-Upon-Tweed?
Berwick-Upon-Tweed has 14 open schools: 10 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 1 special and 1 other.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Berwick-Upon-Tweed was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The Grove Special School. Counting Good as well, 82% of the 11 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Are there grammar schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Berwick-Upon-Tweed have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Northumberland allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Berwick-Upon-Tweed?
Apply to Northumberland through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.