Barnwell School is a secondary school located in Stevenage. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 18/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.2%, which is 2.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Barnwell, Stevenage, SG2 9SW
Website: http://www.barnwellschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01438222500
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Anthony Fitzpatrick
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 117518

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 18/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1800
Number of Pupils: 1059
Number of Boys: 543
Number of Girls: 516

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.21 Confidence interval -0.42 to -0.01
Of the 157 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 149 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:6%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.43
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Peartree Way Nursery School
Peartree Way , SG2 9EA
3out of 4 643 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Peartree Spring Primary School
Hydean Way , SG2 9GG
3out of 4 393 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Featherstone Wood Primary School
Featherston Road , SG2 9PP
2out of 4 681 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Longmeadow Primary School
Oaks Cross , Broadwater SG2 8LT
3out of 4 758 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Shephalbury Park Primary School
Burydale , Broadwater SG2 8AX
3out of 4 870 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ashtree Primary School and Nursery
Chertsey Rise , SG2 9JQ
2out of 4 1,084 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Barnwell School
Barnwell , SG2 9SW
2out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Marriotts School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT
3out of 4 1,686 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Nobel School
Mobbsbury Way , SG2 0HS
3out of 4 2,634 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North Hertfordshire College
Monkswood Way , SG1 1LA
- not rated 2,173 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenside School
Shephall Green , SG2 9XS
3out of 4 337 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Valley School
Broadhall Way , SG2 9BN
3out of 4 1,125 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lonsdale School
Brittain Way , SG2 8UT
3out of 4 1,685 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Stevenage Education Support Centre
Collenswood Road , SG2 9HQ
3out of 4 2,150 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Larwood School
Larwood Drive , SG1 5BZ
3out of 4 2,830 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.