The Sele First School
Community primary school in Hexham (Northumberland).
KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.9
▼ 1.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
11.8%
▼ 13pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
93%
390 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Test and exam results
iWhat the DfE publishes at school level differs by type of school. The Ofsted judgements and pupil numbers below are published for most schools.No key stage results are published for this school. This can be because the school is new, very small, or does not enter pupils for these tests.
Ofsted
GoodInspected 14/06/2022
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
Inspection history
| Date | Outcome |
|---|---|
| 14/06/2022 | Good |
| 05/10/2006 | Outstanding |
Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026, via WhatSchool: Ofsted may have published a newer report since. Since September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade at new inspections, so a one-word grade, where shown, belongs to the inspection date beside it. Ungraded inspections give no grade and are dated by month only. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 grade key judgements; report cards (from November 2025) grade evaluation areas.
Pupils and places
390pupils on rollschool census, January 2026
420capacityplaces the school is built for, as recorded in Get Information about Schools
93%of capacity filled30 places available
The school is nearly full.
Pupils and places over timeiPupils on roll: school census, January 2026. Capacity: Get Information about Schools. The yearly chart is the DfE school capacity survey (pupils counted on a different date from the census, so totals can differ a little). Latest survey year 2023/24.
This schoolPlaces
388
2015/16391
2016/17407
2017/18403
2018/19372
2020/21359
2021/22365
2022/23344
2023/24Pupils at a glance
iSchool figures: school census and DfE releases held by WhatSchool (year beside each figure). England figures are for the same type of school and the same school year, from the DfE release named on the Inclusion and Attendance pages. Where the school and England years differ no England figure is shown.11.8%eligible for free school meals (census)England primary 24.9% (2025/26)of pupils, 2025/26
19%special educational needsEngland primary 19.4% (2025/26)of pupils, 2025/26
2.3%English as an additional languageEngland primary 23.8% (2025/26)of pupils, 2025/26
5%overall absenceEngland primary 5.2% (2024/25)of sessions, 2024/25 academic year
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