The Sele First School

State-Funded School

the-sele-first-school-northumberland-north-east

North EastRegion

NorthumberlandLocal Authority

HexhamConstituency

NE46 3QZPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Sele First School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–9, located in Northumberland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 390 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

390

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 9
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 390
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
26 Oct 2006	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.