Whitley Chapel Church of England First School

Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 3–9MixedChurch of England

Leazes Lane, Whitley Chapel, Steel, Hexham, NE47 0HB

Headteacher · Mrs Angela Hayward

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 30 June 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils28Capacity 50

OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 19 November 2024

Free school meals7.1%

Inspection on 19 November 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Northumberland council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 4 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered4

Applications5

First choice4

First-choice offers4

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).