Wooler First School
15 Brewery Road, Wooler, NE71 6QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Mike Deane-Hall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 135
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 122236
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01668281470
About this school
Wooler First School is a community primary school in Wooler. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 107 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 3 November 2022, 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 Wooler 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 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 93 |
| 2023/24 | 91 |
| 2024/25 | 86 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wooler First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 12.8% | 107 | — |
| Hugh Joicey Church of England Primary School, Ford | — | 5.1% | 19.2% | 49 | 6.7 miles |
| Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | 3.6% | 5.3% | 38 | 7.4 miles |
| Belford Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 19.5% | 90 | 7.6 miles |
| Branton Primary School and Nursery | — | — | — | 39 | 7.8 miles |
| Whittingham Church of England Primary School | 50% | 3.9% | 6.4% | 81 | 10.8 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)
- 12.79%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 17.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hugh Joicey Church of England Primary School, Ford6.7 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School7.4 miles
Primary · Lowick
-
Belford Primary School7.6 miles
Primary · Belford
-
Branton Primary School and Nursery7.8 miles
Primary · Alnwick
-
Whittingham Church of England Primary School10.8 miles
Primary · Alnwick
Other schools in Wooler
- Glendale Middle School Middle deemed secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wooler First School teach?
- Wooler First School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wooler.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Wooler First School?
- The executive headteacher of Wooler First School is Mr Mike Deane-Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wooler First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wooler 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 big is Wooler First School?
- Wooler First School has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Wooler First School full?
- Wooler First School has capacity for 135 pupils and 107 on roll (79%), 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 Wooler First School a faith school?
- No. Wooler First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wooler First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wooler First School as having nursery classes.
- What is Wooler First School's absence rate?
- Wooler First School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Wooler 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 Wooler 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.