Berwick Academy, Berwick-upon-Tweed

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Berwick Academy
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Berwick Academy, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Adams Drive


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TD15 2JF

Coordinates 55°45′20″N2°00′12″W / 55.75566°N 2.00344°W / 55.75566; -2.00344 Coordinates: 55°45′20″N2°00′12″W / 55.75566°N 2.00344°W / 55.75566; -2.00344
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Type Academy
Local authority Northumberland
Department for Education URN 137598 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherTracy Hush
Gender Coeducational
Age13to 18
Website http://www.berwickacademy.co.uk/

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. [1] on the border with Scotland.

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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. [2]

As of 2020, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in 2018, with a judgement of 'inadequate'. [3]

Alumni

The alumni of Berwick Academy, previously known as Berwick-upon-Tweed Community High School before 2011 include:

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References

  1. "Berwick Academy". berwickacademy.co.uk.
  2. "Sixth Form". berwick-academy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. Griffiths, Tudor (2018). "Berwick Academy". Ofsted. Retrieved 26 September 2020.