86
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 03/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorthumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Wooler First School · Primary · Northumberland
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
86
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%
Contact
Address
15 Brewery Road, Wooler, NE71 6QG
Local authority
Northumberland
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 17% | 86 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 86 | 16.0 | 17% | 1% | 13% | 6% | 17% |
| 2023/24 | 91 | 14.8 | 16% | 2% | 16% | 6% | 18% |
| 2022/23 | 93 | 17.8 | 15% | 3% | 24% | 6% | 16% |
| 2021/22 | 103 | 20.3 | 18% | 2% | 23% | 7% | 24% |
| 2020/21 | 113 | 22.2 | 17% | 2% | 15% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 126 | 20.4 | 10% | 0% | 11% | 4% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | 132 | 22.6 | 23% | 0% | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| 2016/17 | 167 | 20.6 | 11% | 0% | 13% | 4% | 7% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.