The best schools in Barnard Castle

There are 8 schools in Barnard Castle listed on FindGreatSchools: 6 primary, 1 secondary and 1 independent. Each listing links to a full profile with Ofsted information, results and demographics where published.

Under our composite score, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle is the highest-ranked primary school and Teesdale School and Sixth Form is the highest-ranked secondary school in Barnard Castle. The score blends Ofsted inspection, attainment, progress and engagement into one A to F grade, weighted by data completeness. Independent and special schools are listed by Ofsted rating rather than scored.

Because they are measured on different things: primary schools on Key Stage 2 SATs, secondary schools on GCSE results and Progress 8. A grade A primary and a grade A secondary are not the same measurement, so we never rank them against each other. Each phase has its own full ranking for Barnard Castle, linked from its section above.