Wylam First School
Academy converterPrimaryAges 3–9Mixed
Bell Road, Wylam, NE41 8EH
Headteacher · Miss Jill Dodds
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Key facts
Pupils131Capacity 150
OfstedGoodInspected 26 September 2023
TrustCheviot Learning Trust
Free school meals1.6%
Ofsted
Good
Graded inspection on 26 September 2023.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
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.
How to apply in NorthumberlandApplications for September 2026
All 22 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered22
Applications35
First choice22
First-choice offers22
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).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Emmaville Primary School1.4 mi
- Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School1.4 mi
- Adderlane Academy1.5 mi
- Ryton Junior School1.6 mi
- St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook1.6 mi