The Sele First School
Community primary school in Hexham (Northumberland).
Location
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Sele First School is situated in the heart of Hexham surrounded by the beautiful Sele Park and the historic buildings of Hexham Abbey. We aim to provide an exciting, motivating and high quality education for every child through effective organisation, committed knowledgeable staff, challenging expectations and high standards. Our school has a very strong community spirit.
We have several long-established home-school partnerships including Reading Buddy and Maths Buddy programmes delivered by volunteers and Early Birds and after school clubs that include sports coaching and additional curriculum activities.
Sele First School has a committed Governing Body; Sele School Club offering before and after school care and an extremely supportive Friends of Sele who all contribute positively to the ethos of our school. We have close links with local and regional cultural agencies, sports networks, churches and community groups.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 122242
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katie O'Brien | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Katherine Johnson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Stephanie Paisley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rachel Thompson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Stephanie Milburn | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2035 |
| Mrs Julie Hamilton | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Chilton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jessica Maitra | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Karen Hepples | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Ms Brooke Phillips | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2002 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Katy Taylor Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Clare Mwande Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Chris Jones Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record