Durham Cathedral Schools FoundationBarnard Castle School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Barnard Castle.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation and Barnard Castle School.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 31.6 for Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation and 43.0 for Barnard Castle School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation (46.2 in 2021-22, 31.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Barnard Castle School (43.9 in 2021-22, 43.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation | Barnard CastleBarnard Castle School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Independent School | Independent School | |
| School type | Other independent school | Other independent school | |
| Age range | 3-18 | 4-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 661 | 558 | |
| Capacity | 847 | 750 | |
| Location | DH1 4SZ | Barnard Castle, DL12 8UN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 31.6 | 43.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 1.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 1.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.47 | 3.76 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 76 | 79 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 74 | 76 | |
| A-level average points | 35.9 Stronger figure | 35.1 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.5 | 37.9 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 16.9% | 20.8% Stronger figure | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 740 | 659 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 19.1% | 29.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.9% | 0.9% | |
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
A-level average points
Pupils on roll
Full profiles: Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation · Barnard Castle School