Barnwell School
Barnwell, Stevenage, SG2 9SW
Local ranking60th of 80 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1590
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 41.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.4% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 58.7% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 13.6% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.4 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 206
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 31.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 39.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
29
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 95
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1315
- Boys
- 642 (49%)
- Girls
- 673 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1590 (83% full)
- SEND
- 22.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.1%
- EAL
- 14.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.6%
- SEN Support
- 18.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 90.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,106/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 71.8%
- White Other: 6.2%
- Other: 6.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.0%
- Black Caribbean: 3.0%
- Asian Other: 1.7%
- Asian Indian: 1.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.3%
71.8%
White British
6.2%
White Other
6.2%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 117518
- UKPRN
- 10000540
- Establishment No.
- 4066