Barndale SchoolCollingwood School & Media Arts College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Barndale School and Collingwood School & Media Arts College.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • Barndale School was judged Good and Collingwood School & Media Arts College was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 0.0% for Barndale School and 0.0% for Collingwood School & Media Arts College.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Barndale School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Collingwood School & Media Arts College (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barndale School versus Collingwood School & Media Arts College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure AlnwickBarndale SchoolMorpethCollingwood School & Media Arts CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity special school Community special school
Age range4-19 2-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll90 308
Capacity120 310
LocationAlnwick, NE66 1DQ Morpeth, NE61 2HA
GCSE results
Attainment 8Not reported3.6 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & mathsNot reported0.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & mathsNot reported0.0% 64.8%
Entering EBaccNot reported0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point scoreNot reported0.15 4.09
Cohort7 42
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% 0.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure92.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure82.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census90 308
Free school meals (ever 6)57.6% 48.0%
English as an additional language0.0% 0.6%
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence10.1% Stronger figure17.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence35.3% Stronger figure40.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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