Glendale Middle School
15 Brewery Road, Wooler, NE71 6QG
This school is open but due to close.
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Deane-Hall
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 43
- URN
- 122352
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01668281470
About this school
Glendale Middle School is a community middle school in Wooler. It teaches children aged 9 to 13 and has 43 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Glendale Middle School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 April 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 30 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 67% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 73% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 67% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Glendale Middle 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 | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 90 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glendale Middle School compares
Glendale Middle School ranked 38th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7.5% | 31.1% | 43 | — |
| Wooler First School | — | 5.8% | 12.8% | 107 | 0.0 miles |
| Hugh Joicey Church of England Primary School, Ford | — | 5.1% | 19.2% | 49 | 6.7 miles |
| Ford Castle Residential Centre | — | — | — | — | 6.8 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 |
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)
- 31.08%
- English as an additional language
- 1.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.54%
- Persistent absence
- 21.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wooler First School0.0 miles
Primary · Wooler
-
Hugh Joicey Church of England Primary School, Ford6.7 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Ford Castle Residential Centre6.8 miles
Other types · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School7.4 miles
Primary · Lowick
-
Belford Primary School7.6 miles
Primary · Belford
Other schools in Wooler
- Wooler First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Glendale Middle School teach?
- Glendale Middle School teaches children aged 9 to 13. It is a middle school in Wooler.
- Who is the headteacher of Glendale Middle School?
- The headteacher of Glendale Middle School is Mr Michael Deane-Hall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Glendale Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glendale Middle 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 Glendale Middle School?
- Glendale Middle School has 43 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- Is Glendale Middle School a faith school?
- No. Glendale Middle School has no designated religious character.
- How have Glendale Middle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glendale Middle School compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Glendale Middle School ranked 38th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glendale Middle School's absence rate?
- Glendale Middle School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glendale Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glendale Middle School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.