Berwick AcademyThe Duchess's Community High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Berwick Academy and The Duchess's Community High School are secondary schools.
Berwick Academy scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and The Duchess's Community High School scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). The Duchess's Community High School is ahead on our composite score.
Berwick Academy was judged Requires improvement and The Duchess's Community High School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 39.3 for Berwick Academy and 41.3 for The Duchess's Community High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Berwick Academy (36.4 in 2021-22, 39.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Berwick-upon-TweedBerwick Academy | AlnwickThe Duchess's Community High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F35/100 | D46/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 24th of 27 in Northumberland Stronger figure | 26th of 27 in Northumberland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 13-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 601 | 1,276 | |
| Capacity | 934 | 1,651 | |
| Location | Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2JF | Alnwick, NE66 2DH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 39.3 | 41.3 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 33.1% | 34.9% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 46.1% | 54.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 154 | 192 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 35 | 84 | |
| A-level average points | 23.3 | 31.8 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D+ | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 21.1 | 33.3 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 14.3% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 586 | 1,341 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 29.2% | 18.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.3% | 2.2% | |
| SEN support | 11.9% | 13.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 3.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.7% | 9.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 36.1% | 29.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Berwick Academy
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