The local high school is East Point Academy (formed by combining Kirkley Community High School and Kirkley Middle School) which teaches students from ages 11–16.
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The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), a large fisheries research centre, which is a part of Defra, is located in the Kirkley area.
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Kirkley has a Non-League football club Kirkley and Pakefield Football Club who play at Walmer Road.
Kirkley Hall is a 17th-century historic country mansion and Grade II listed building situated on the bank of the River Blyth at Kirkley, near Ponteland in the heart of the Northumberland countryside, which is now an Horticultural and Agricultural training centre.
Kirkley Hall is a 17th-century historic country mansion and Grade II listed building situated on the bank of the River Blyth, which is now a Horticultural and Agricultural training centre.
Blackett was the eldest surviving son of William Blackett and his wife Elizabeth Kirkley.