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Glendale Middle School performance tables

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:37:01 +0000

View the 2009 Key Stage 2 test performance tables for Glendale Middle School.

For links to other local schools' results, including GCSE and Post-16, see the Schools sections on our Berwick and Alnwick community sites.

View comparative tables for Northumberland schools: Key Stage 2, GCSE, Post-16.

Glendale school's garden project commended

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:46:19 +0000

Students and staff at a Wooler school transformed their garden from a wilderness into an award-winning wonderland.

Glendale Community Middle School scooped a bronze medal for the best horticultural project in the prestigious Northumbria in Bloom competition.

The school turned the plot from a weed-plagued disaster into a gorgeous garden in just a year.

More rural schools will close, says Milfield head

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:23:05 +0000

The headteacher of a school which closed its doors for the last time on Friday has warned that others will suffer the same fate.

Dave Vero was head at Milfield First School, near Wooler in Northumberland, which has been shut down due to falling pupil numbers making it no longer viable.

By its last day, the school had only seven full and two part-time pupils.

Milfield First School closes forever

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:53:27 +0000

More than 130 years of schooling in a Northumberland village came to an end on Friday, amid emotional scenes.

Milfield First School, near Wooler, closed its doors for the last time two months after Northumberland County Council decided to shut it.

The loss of the village's only school came after an approach to the council by governors who were concerned that falling pupil numbers were making it no longer viable. On its last day the school had a roll of just seven full-time and two part-time pupils.

Its closure is the end of an era for Milfield where a school first opened in 1874.

Glendale School caretaker is top class

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:09:35 +0000

A staff member at a school in Wooler was yesterday handed an award in the third North East Schools Awards.

Jim Wood from Glendale Middle School won the Caretaker of the Year Award, sponsored by ncjMedia.

The ceremony was staged yesterday at the Centre for Life, in Newcastle.

Glendale school caretaker in the running for award

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:23:11 +0000

A caretaker at a school in Wooler is on the shortlist for this year's North East Schools Awards.

Jim Wood of Glendale Middle school is one of three finalists in the Caretaker of the Year Category.

The awards - which are run by The Journal in association with our sister paper on Teesside, the Evening Gazette, and main sponsors Northumbrian Water - are now in their third year.

Read full story with complete list of finalists »

Milfield school closure sparks county review

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:30:08 +0000

A major review is to be carried out amid fears that a declining population in Northumberland will force the closure of more small schools and harm rural communities.

A working group of county councillors will be given the task of investigating the likely future impact of demographic change on the demand for school places across the county.

It will try to identify how many schools are at risk of closure because of falling rolls and how council policies - such as in new housing development - can help tackle the problem.

Picture gallery: Children's Countryside Day at Wooler

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:38:07 +0000

Around 1,500 schoolchildren from across the region spent yesterday in a showfield near Wooler learning about the importance of the countryside.

A total of 40 schools from Northumberland and Tyne and Wear attended Glendale Agricultural Society's Children's Countryside Day.

Children dig into their history at Wooler

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:56:25 +0000

An event for children from across the region will be today welcoming its most unusual visitors - an Anglo-Saxon quarrying family.

The Glendale Agricultural Society's Children's Countryside Day is now in its fifth year and will draw about 1,500 children to the organisation's showfield near Wooler.

Pupils from 40 first schools are attending today's event which is designed to teach children the importance of rural issues.

Death knell sounds for Milfield First School

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:42:11 +0000

The closure of a tiny Northumberland village school with only seven pupils left has been given the final go-ahead following months of discussion about its future.

Milfield First School near Wooler - which has survived two previous attempts to shut it down -- will now close its doors for good at the end of August, saving council taxpayers £80,000 a year.

Governors suggested closure seven months ago amid fears that the financial implications of the school's dwindling pupil numbers will mean youngsters' quality of education suffering.

Glendale society to bring climate change message to new generation

Thu, 07 May 2009 09:37:09 +0000

A partnership organisation set up to help Northumberland farmers and land managers cope with climate change is targeting the next generation of decision-makers.

Cheviot Futures, which looks at practical measures that can be taken to adapt to and profit from changes, will be passing on its message to young people at the Glendale Agricultural Society's Children's Countryside Day next month.

The Defra and EU-funded group, which counts farmers, landowners, and a range of bodies ranging from the Environment Agency to the RSPB as members, is putting up £8,000 to support the event.

Wooler after-school clubs thrive

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:33:16 +0000

A range of after-school learning activities is being offered to children in Wooler and north Northumberland.

The extended services team of the Alnwick Schools Partnership caters for children at the town's Duchess's Community High School, five middle schools, 15 first schools and Alnwick's Barndale House School.

An after school club at Wooler First School, with tutor Zoe Allen

The team has established after-school learning in these schools in four ways, with a peer-to-peer learning programme, professional tutors, voluntary coaches and fun learning days during half-term breaks.

Glendale tops Northumberland league tables

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:43:50 +0000

Glendale Middle School has been ranked the best in Northumberland after seeing improvements in the number of children hitting the target levels for English, maths and science.

Key Stage Two league tables published today saw the number of children getting the required level for English go up from 84% in 2007 to 97% last year. Scores for maths and science were also 97%.

The results meant that Glendale was ranked first of the 45 middle and primary schools in Northumberland.

Go to Ofsteds and results page »

Wooler schools Ofsted reports

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:00:42 +0000

Glendale Middle School

Wooler First School
Milfield Community First School

Northumberland County Council Children's Services report

For links to other local schools' reports, see the Schools sections on The Journal's Berwick and Alnwick microsites.