Our school has a strong family ethos and a wonderful community feel. Our staff work hard to making learning challenging yet fun, and seek to develop strong links between staff, parents, governors and the wider community.
Our Vision, Aim and ValuesHeadteacher’s welcome
Within our school you will find a happy, welcoming, stimulating environment providing high standards of education, valuing the efforts of the individual, fulfilling the learning potential of all pupils and promoting equal opportunities. We promote learning for life and encourage children to learn no matter where they are, inside or out! We believe in developing the “whole” child and work hard to nurture, encourage, support and extend all of our children to achieve.
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In nursery and reception this week there has been lots of marvellous maths! We have been counting, subtilising, partitioning and practising writing our numerals! Reception have focused on working practically to explore the numbers 6, 7 and 8. They enjoyed representing them on their ladybirds. We learnt all about polar bears this week and some really interesting facts, creating our own information text. In art we have used sponges to create our own polar bears pictures. The children are excited about learning all about penguins next week! ... See MoreSee Less
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In class 2 this afternoon the children have been exploring using technology to create music within the chrome music lab. They loved making their own music rhythms using patterns of instruments with their partners. They did a great job and enjoyed sharing their results with their friends. 🎶🥁🎸 ... See MoreSee Less
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✨📚 Class 3 English Adventure! 📚✨
Class 3 launched their exciting new English unit by stepping through a mysterious portal! 🌀 The children investigated different portals, watched clips from portal stories, described a range of imaginative worlds, and pieced together clues to uncover all the key parts of a story.
What a fantastic way to spark curiosity and creativity! 🌍✍️
We’re really looking forward to continuing our learning with our new text Leon.
Stay tuned for more adventures! 😊 ... See MoreSee Less
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Today we had a great Welly Thursday session - the children have started exploring the ‘Big School Birdwatch’ and to begin we learned what the RSPB is and the great work they do. From this the children then looked at some different species of birds, which aided us in our task of finding and identifying birds out on the yard and field. We loved staying quiet listening to their beautiful singing. 🐦⬛🪹🪶🎶 ... See MoreSee Less
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The term started perfectly with our watery theme play and our winters weather! The children hav been exploring the seasons and the common features of winter. They learned about how sleet, snow and ice is formed and had great fun ice hunting on yard. They even made their own ice factory in their child initiated play!They explored arctic animals and learned about the colder regions of the world.
The children have enjoyed creating stories together and retelling using Acton’s they had devised. Can they tell you story of the ogre and the dragon and the magic apple tree?🌳🍎 ... See MoreSee Less
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The children enjoyed an Open The Book assembly this afternoon. They enjoyed listening to and helping to act out the story of the Wise Men and the role of King Herald in the story of the birth of Jesus. ... See MoreSee Less
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Final few days to apply for a Reception place for September 2026! Closing date for applications is 15th January 2026. We look forward to welcoming all new families to our wonderful school community! #whittonstallway #SchoolStarters #Reception2026 #SchoolCommunityThe deadline for Reception applications is 15th January 2026. Please get in touch with the school office to arrange a visit and see what our wonderful school has to offer.
Please ensure that you have completed the online application form which you can find here: www.northumberland.gov.uk/education-skills/schools/school-admissions-places-appeals/reception-ent...
If you don't live in the Northumberland County Council area, please refer to your local council admissions page or contact the school office for further support.
We look forward to welcoming you to Whittonstall First School. ... See MoreSee Less
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Class 2 have had a fun filled DT week for their first week back! We explored different toys and vehicles that have wheels and axles before designing and making our own! 🚗 ... See MoreSee Less
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We had a great afternoon tasting traditional soups, but the highlight was making a Laksa soup from Borneo. Tomorrow we will be inventing our own recipes for a soup to take into the rainforest. ... See MoreSee Less
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