Whitley Chapel Church of England First School
Primary · Hexham · NE47 0HB
Data updated
SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
We show the lowest of the four areas Ofsted did judge, listed below. Why some schools have no overall grade →
Inspected 19 November 2024
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28 pupils · 56% of 50 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Age range
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 7.1% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 16.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 3.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- URN
- 122293
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 4 families named it first for 4 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2012 to 2024; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 19 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2024 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2024 entry.
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Northumberland school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 93% (Northumberland 90%, England 60%) · Any other White background 7% (Northumberland 1%, England 7%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Northumberland: 2.24 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
16.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 44 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £44,716; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 5% (3%) · catering 5% (5%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve -£31,556; in-year balance -£32,097
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Inspection history since 2015
- 19 November 2024: Good
- 4 July 2018: School remains Good
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 7/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 46.2% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 11.7% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 42.1% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 9.3% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 52% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 75.2% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 5.9% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 18.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 68.5% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 1.6% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 43.9% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 5% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027505 · how to read area figures
Roads around the school
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 0a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted