Barnwell School
Secondary schoolBarnwell School is a secondary school in Stevenage, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,270 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Barnwell School was 38.7, against 44.1 in Stevenage and 46.2 in England.
33.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Stevenage | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 38.7 | 44.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33.1% | 42.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 61.2% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 248 | – | – |
- 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
In a straight line- Greenside SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, February 2025310 m
- Peartree Spring Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Peartree Way Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, June 2024590 m
- Featherstone Wood Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
- Longmeadow Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Shephalbury Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Stevenage
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).