Other places · North East England
Berwick Academy
In or near Berwick town walls.
Berwick Academy in England North East, United Kingdom.
Graham Robson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed · 2.1 km
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Berwick Academy, the nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, located 2.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TD15 2JF. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Berwick Academy is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Berwick Academy is an educational institution located in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland. It offers a range of curricular and extracurricular activities for students, including various subjects and enrichment opportunities.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Berwick Academy (formerly Berwick Community High School) is a coeducational upper school and sixth form located in Berwick-upon-Tweed in the English county of Northumberland. on the border with Scotland. Previously a community school administered by Northumberland County Council, Berwick Community High School converted to academy status in November 2011 and was renamed Berwick Academy. However the school continues to coordinate with Northumberland County Council for admissions. Berwick Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels. As of 2025, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2024, with a judgement of 'requires improvement'. The school was rated 'inadequate' in 2018. The Guardian reported the school's ongoing struggle with behaviour, funding and staffing in 2017. The academy is currently undergoing a transition into being a secondary school under the Berwick Partnership's new two-tier education system and will be rebuilt with updated facilities and grounds on the same site, at a cost of £42.6 million.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.7557, -2.0034
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- Postcode
- TD15 2JF
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
- Phone
- 01289 305083
- Established
- 2011
- Nearest railway station
- Berwick-upon-Tweed — 2.1 km
- Official site
- www.berwickacademy.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q19871192 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Berwick Academy, Berwick-upon-Tweed (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Berwick Academy?
- Berwick Academy is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 2JF), in the parish of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
- What is Berwick Academy?
- Berwick Academy in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Berwick Academy?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode TD15 2JF.
- When was Berwick Academy built?
- Built or established in 2011.
- Is Berwick Academy a protected site?
- Yes — Berwick Academy is part of the Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Berwick Academy?
- The nearest railway station is Berwick-upon-Tweed, about 2.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 2JF.