Slaley First School
Slaley Village, Main Street, NE47 0AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Louise Hayward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 63
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 122227
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01434673220
About this school
Slaley First School is a community primary school in Northumberland. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Slaley First School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Slaley First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | 46 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Slaley First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 16.7% | 40 | — |
| Whitley Chapel Church of England First School | — | 5.4% | 11.5% | 28 | 3.0 miles |
| Broomhaugh (VA) Church of England First School | — | 4.2% | 6.3% | 64 | 3.4 miles |
| Hexham First School | — | 5.1% | 35.2% | 68 | 4.1 miles |
| Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School | — | 3.8% | 9.5% | 143 | 4.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham | — | 3.7% | 18.5% | 81 | 4.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.04%
- Persistent absence
- 10.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitley Chapel Church of England First School3.0 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Broomhaugh (VA) Church of England First School3.4 miles
Primary · Riding Mill
-
Hexham First School4.1 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School4.5 miles
Primary · Corbridge
-
St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham4.6 miles
Primary · Hexham
Common questions
- What ages does Slaley First School teach?
- Slaley First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Northumberland.
- Who is the headteacher of Slaley First School?
- The headteacher of Slaley First School is Mrs Angela Louise Hayward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Slaley First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Slaley First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Slaley First School?
- Slaley First School has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Slaley First School full?
- Slaley First School has capacity for 63 pupils and 40 on roll (63%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Slaley First School a faith school?
- No. Slaley First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Slaley First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Slaley First School as having nursery classes.
- What is Slaley First School's absence rate?
- Slaley First School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Slaley First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Slaley First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.