About Us

We are a small, friendly, family orientated school with close links to our local community. Our small class size of approximately twelve children ensures that our pupils are taught as individuals as well as enabling us to provide appropriate support to help them learn.

Vincent Edwards Church of England First School is situated in the beautiful Northumberland costal village of Embleton. It has a long tradition of providing education for the children of the area, having been founded in 1688 by Reverend Vincent Edwards, fellow of Merton College and vicar of the parish. The school therefore has a sense of history and tradition and has close links with Holy Trinity Church in Embleton.

At Vincent Edwards we fully endorse the view that "every child matters" and our school seeks to ensure that its provision fully supports this philosophy.

We have recently entered into a Partnership with the Middle School our pupils feed into and we now share a Headteacher. This partnership has enabled us to develop opportunities for pupils and staff from both schools to work together and learn from each other. Resources such as a mini bus can be shared as can staff expertise.

Please follow the link below to our school brochure for further information about many aspects of school life including, uniform, curriculum, worship and extra curricular activities.

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History of the School

Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England First School was founded in 1688 and is one of the oldest schools in the county.

It was founded by the vicar of Embleton, the Reverend Vincent Edwards, to educate the children of the Parish.

The present building dates from 1897 and became a First School in 1981 when the three tier system was established in North Northumberland.

The school has been updated over the years and provides a pleasant working environment.

Head Teachers - Past and Present