Barnwell School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.79 miles
In Priority Area, Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Barnwell School is a secondary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Barnwell School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.79 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 2.77 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.07 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.79 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.75 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 2.11 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 2.05 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 2.74 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 2.09 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 2.69 mi |
| Year 7 2016 | 2.74 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | 2.64 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, there were 94 first-choice applications for 195 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2026 the last Year 7 distance offered was 2.79 miles, for priority-area children with this as their nearest school; distances swung sharply between years.
- The school has 14.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.6 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
- In 2024/25, 37% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%): 2nd lowest of 9 schools, this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Barnwell, Stevenage, SG2 9SW
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,270 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils typically enjoy learning at Barnwell School.”
- “They increasingly benefit from an ambitious, well-thought-out curriculum and engaging lessons.”
- “Consequently, pupils who attend well learn and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, a significant proportion of pupils do not attend school regularly.”
- “As a result, these pupils develop gaps in their knowledge and do not achieve highly.”
- “On occasions, the curriculum is not taught as well as intended.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 February 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 37% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.5 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 94 first-preference applications, 195 offers in total, 94 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Marriotts School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Nobel School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Barclay Academy 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- The Thomas Alleyne Academy 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School 2.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Monk's Walk School 5.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hitchin Girls' School 5.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ridgeway Academy 6.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
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