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Barnwell School

Secondary Local authority maintained school in Stevenage SG2 9SW

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  • School Reference Number: 117518
  • Address: Barnwell, Stevenage SG2 9SW
  • Headteacher: Miss Maria Townsend
  • Telephone: 01438 222500
  • Website: barnwellschool.co.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Foundation school
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,620
  • Local Education Authority: Hertfordshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 18
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 24/11/2021

Rating published on 18/01/2022

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Sixth form provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
24 November 2021 19 January 2022 School inspection Good
23 February 2021 13 April 2021 Monitoring visit
22 October 2020 18 November 2020 Monitoring visit
9 May 2019 6 June 2019 Monitoring visit
17 January 2018 20 March 2018 Full inspection Requires Improvement
19 January 2016 5 February 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement
9 July 2014 2 September 2014 Monitoring visit
6 June 2014 18 June 2014 Monitoring visit
10 December 2013 22 January 2014 Full inspection Requires Improvement
30 May 2012 20 June 2012 Full inspection Satisfactory
9 March 2010 12 June 2010 Curriculum and development visit
25 February 2009 24 March 2009 Full inspection Satisfactory
11 January 2007 1 February 2007 Monitoring visit
2 November 2005 25 November 2005 Full inspection Satisfactory
4 October 1999 12 May 2000 Full inspection

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Unique Reference Number117518
Local Authority Code919
Local Authority NameHertfordshire
Establishment Number4066
School / College NameBarnwell School
Establishment Type Code05
Establishment typeFoundation school
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code00
Reason establishment openedNot applicable
Open date
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High18
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,620
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,323
Number of Boys653
Number of Girls670
Percentage Free School Meals28.80
Trust School Flag Code2
Trust School Flag Not supported by a trust
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot under a federation
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10000540
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date06-01-2025
StreetBarnwell
Locality
Address3
TownStevenage
County (name)Hertfordshire
PostcodeSG2 9SW
Websitehttp://www.barnwellschool.co.uk/
Telephone01438222500
Headteacher/Principal titleMiss
Headteacher/Principal first nameMaria
Headteacher/Principal last nameTownsend
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000243
DistrictStevenage
Ward CodeE05015633
WardShephall
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001516
Parliamentary ConstituencyStevenage
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE10000015
Easting525831
Northing222832
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Stevenage 010
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Stevenage 010C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100081254530
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02004953
LSOA CodeE01023793
Free School Meals351
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN117518
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/117518
LAESTAB9194066
School nameBarnwell School
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationFoundation School
School open dateN/A
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityHertfordshire
Parliamentary constituencyStevenage
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeSG2 9SW
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils1,323
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age18
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10200518
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date24/11/2021
Publication date18/01/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection117518
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9194066
School name at time of latest graded inspectionBarnwell School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFoundation School
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionGood
Previous inspection number10041764
Previous inspection start date17/01/2018
Previous publication date09/05/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection117518
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9194066
School name at time of previous graded inspectionBarnwell School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFoundation School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionGood

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