Scremerston First School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland
Scremerston First School is a primary school in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 July 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Scremerston, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 2RB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Northumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 38 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 July 2025
Strengths
- “Positive relationships between staff and pupils are at the heart of this welcoming and nurturing school.”
- “The school has high ambitions for pupils’ academic success.”
- “Pupils leave school well prepared for the next stage of their education.”
To improve
- “While pupils’ understanding of the important knowledge is typically strong, in some subjects, teaching does not help pupils apply their understanding effectively enough.”
- “For example, in geography, pupils learn map reading skills but do not use and apply these skills in wider contexts.”
- “Some pupils are not aware that these skills have a purpose in the world outside of the classroom.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Northumberland.
- Prior Park Primary School 1.4 mi Good
- Spittal Community Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained
- Tweedmouth West Primary School 2.1 mi Standards maintained
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Berwick 2.1 mi Standards maintained
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good
- Berwick St Mary's Church of England Primary School 3.5 mi School remains Good
- Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 6.0 mi Good
- Norham St Ceolwulfs CofE Controlled Primary School 6.6 mi Not judged