Holy Island Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Berwick-upon-Tweed · TD15 2SQ
Ages 3–11 · 8 pupils · Northumberland
Ofsted
Good
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-11-21
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
2
Places offered
2
1st-preference offers
2
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 2
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 2
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
8 pupils · 35 places
- Pupils on roll
- 8
- Boys / girls
- 4 / 4
- School capacity
- 35
- Capacity fill
- 8 / 35 (23%)
- Free school meals
- 0%
- FSM pupils
- 0
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
Age range
Ages 3–11
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Newcastle
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary aided school
- Federation
- Lowick and Holy Island Church of England Primary Schools
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Simpson
Location
- Address
- Lewins Lane, Holy Island
- Postcode
- TD15 2SQ
- Town
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- County
- Northumberland
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- District
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, 8 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 0%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Newcastle.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Simpson
- Telephone
- 01289388268