Barnwell SchoolMarriotts School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stevenage.

Summary of the comparison

Barnwell School and Marriotts School are secondary schools in Stevenage.

  • Barnwell School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Marriotts School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Marriotts School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barnwell School was judged the expected standard and Marriotts School was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.5 for Barnwell School and 42.4 for Marriotts School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Barnwell School (43.2 in 2021-22, 41.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Marriotts School (46.9 in 2021-22, 42.4 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barnwell School versus Marriotts School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure StevenageBarnwell SchoolStevenageMarriotts SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100D54/100Stronger figure
Local ranking70th of 81 in Hertfordshire 64th of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: Expected
School typeFoundation school Community school
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,315 1,410
Capacity1,590 1,500
LocationStevenage, SG2 9SW Stevenage, SG2 8UT
GCSE results
Attainment 841.5 42.4 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths37.4% 39.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths58.7% Stronger figure56.8% 64.8%
Entering EBacc13.6% 30.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.42 3.67 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort206 236
A-level results
A-level entries29 49
A-level average points30.5 37.1 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC B-
Best 3 A-levels points34.6 40.2 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects0.0% 26.3% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,315 1,410
Free school meals (ever 6)30.1% 32.9%
English as an additional language14.5% 17.1%
SEN support18.1% 18.8%
SEN with an EHC plan4.6% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence10.9% 9.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.2% 26.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

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.

Barnwell School

Marriotts School

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