School profile

Prior Park Primary School

Primary · Community school · Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2DB

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Prior Park Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 21 Jun 2023

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils110
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Deborah Currans
Local authorityNorthumberland
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 122187.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils110
Girls51
Boys59
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.39.1%
First language not English5.5%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.150
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.101
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.32.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.21
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size22

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
92.7%
Other White
4.5%
Other mixed
1.8%
Other ethnic group
0.9%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
White and Black African
0%
White and Asian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher21.3
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11.9
Teachers (FTE)5
Teaching assistants (FTE)3.92
Support staff (FTE)7.89
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/255
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/255
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.13
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.17
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.13
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.13
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNorthumberlandEngland
Overall absence4.5%, better than England, better than Northumberland5.1%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.9.9%, better than England, better than Northumberland12.9%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Northumberland0.7%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Prior Park Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miSecondaryBerwick AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimarySpittal Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryTweedmouth West Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, BerwickAcademy converter
Good
1.4 miPrimaryHoly Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
1.4 miPrimaryScremerston First SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Prior Park Primary School

What is Prior Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Prior Park Primary School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 21 Jun 2023.

How hard is it to get into Prior Park Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Prior Park Primary School made 13 offers from 17 applications (1.3 per offer), and 13 of 13 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Prior Park Primary School?

Prior Park Primary School has 110 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Prior Park Primary School?

Prior Park Primary School had 150 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Prior Park Primary School?

At Prior Park Primary School, the average class had 22 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.3 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Prior Park Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Prior Park Primary School missed 4.5% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 9.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.