Bedlingtonshire covers the geographical areas of Bedlington, Bedlington Station, Cambois, Sleekburn, Stakeford, Guidepost, Choppington and Bomasund. As part of Wansbeck district, it is a close ex mining community, with a statically high level of unemployment and disadvantage following closure of all the local pits over previous decades. Most new employment opportunities are being developed through small businesses and enterprise initiatives.
Predominantly White British culturally, there is a small BME community and also 2 traveller sites within the Bedlingtonshire area. Housing tenure is mixed, with a number of new developments, and the parks, green areas and main streets being developed to enhance the area environmentally.
The area is semi rural and quite compact so transport links are generally better than many more rural areas in other areas of Northumberland. There are currently about 3600 children and young people in schools in the Bedlingtonshire area.
1. Map of schools location
List of Schools
Bedlingtonshire High School
Tel: 822625
Cambois First School
Tel: 825218
Choppington First School
Tel: 823197
Cleaswell Hill School
Tel: 823182
Guidepost Middle School
Tel: 822369
Meadowdale Middle School
Tel: 823170
Mowbray First School
Tel: 823198
Ringway First School
Tel: 813463
Stakeford First School
Tel: 8123B69
Stead Lane First School
Tel: 823171
The Station First School
Tel: 822326
West End First School
Tel: 822328
West Sleekburn Middle School
Tel: 823084
Whitley Memorial First School
Tel: 822994