Secondary
Barnwell School
Barnwell, Stevenage, SG2 9SW
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1270 of 1590 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
37%
41.5
6th of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Stevenage we can score - 8 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 |
| Entered the EBacc | 14% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% |
| A level average points per entry | 30.54 |
| A level students | 29 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34% |
| 22/23 | 37% |
| 23/24 | 33% |
| 24/25 | 37% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36.3 |
| 22/23 | 29.5 |
| 23/24 | 31.1 |
| 24/25 | 30.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.58 |
| 22/23 | -0.31 |
| 23/24 | -0.32 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43.2 |
| 22/23 | 43.1 |
| 23/24 | 39.6 |
| 24/25 | 41.5 |
Barnwell, Stevenage, SG2 9SW
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Maria Townsend
- Address
- Barnwell, Stevenage, SG2 9SW
- Telephone
- 01438222500