# Barndale School

Barndale School is a special school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 4 to 19.

It had 110 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E122384. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 19
- Pupils: 110
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 122384

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 30 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Barndale School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 42.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 41.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 61% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 6 | – | – |

Barndale School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ncea-harry-hotspur-church-of-england-primary-school-e149850): 80 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- [Swansfield Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swansfield-park-primary-school-e151711): 790 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023, before the school changed
- [St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-catholic-primary-school-alnwick-e148503): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/122384)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/122384)

## How to cite

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