Wylam First School
Bell Road, Wylam, NE41 8EH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Jill Dodds
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Cheviot Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 146911
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01661852771
About this school
Wylam First School is a primary academy in Wylam. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 131 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wylam 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Wylam 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 | 3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 132 |
| 2023/24 | 139 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wylam First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.8% | 3.5% | 131 | — |
| Emmaville Primary School | 75% | 4% | 10.7% | 442 | 1.4 miles |
| Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 69% | 3.3% | 11.4% | 220 | 1.4 miles |
| Adderlane Academy | — | 4.4% | 45.2% | 107 | 1.5 miles |
| Ryton Junior School | 80% | 5.9% | 34.7% | 133 | 1.6 miles |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook | 82% | 3% | 3.8% | 189 | 1.6 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)
- 3.45%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 2.83%
- Persistent absence
- 1.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Emmaville Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ryton
-
Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Adderlane Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Prudhoe
-
Ryton Junior School1.6 miles
Primary · Ryton
-
St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook1.6 miles
Primary · Ryton
Common questions
- What ages does Wylam First School teach?
- Wylam First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Wylam.
- Who is the headteacher of Wylam First School?
- The headteacher of Wylam First School is Miss Jill Dodds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wylam First School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wylam 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 Wylam First School?
- Wylam First School has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Wylam First School full?
- Wylam First School has capacity for 150 pupils and 131 on roll (87%), 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 Wylam First School a faith school?
- No. Wylam First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wylam First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wylam First School as having nursery classes.
- Is Wylam First School part of an academy trust?
- Wylam First School is part of CHEVIOT LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Wylam First School's absence rate?
- Wylam First School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Wylam 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 Wylam 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 10 July 2026.