Slaley First School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–9 · Northumberland
Slaley First School is a primary school in Northumberland for ages 3–9 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 28 February 2024.
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Catchment area for Slaley First School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Slaley Village, Main Street, Slaley, NE47 0AA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–9
- Council
- Northumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 40 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 February 2024
Strengths
- “This is a small school where staff know the pupils well and everyone feels valued.”
- “Pupils enjoy being part of such a close and caring community.”
- “Staff and pupils abide by the school’s values.”
To improve
- “In some lessons, pupils do not meet the school’s high expectations around respect.”
- “In these lessons, some pupils do not listen to others’ views politely and talk over each other and the adults in the room.”
- “This low-level disruption has a detrimental impact on some pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Northumberland.
- Whitley Chapel Church of England First School 3.0 mi Not judged
- Broomhaugh (VA) Church of England First School 3.4 mi Good
- Hexham First School 4.1 mi School remains Good
- Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School 4.5 mi Standards maintained
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham 4.6 mi Good
- The Sele First School 4.8 mi Good
- Beaufront First School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Broomley First School 5.6 mi Good