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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Barnwell School

Barnwell
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG2 9SW

Telephone: 01438 222500

Email: communication@barnwell.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Maria Townsend

School type: Secondary Mixed

School category: Foundation

School number: 108

DFE number: 919-4066

Published Admission Number: 240

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1323

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Barnwell School admission rules for 25-26

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Barnwell School admission rules for 24-25

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

270

240

Number of applications made

384

387

Number of places offered

310

273

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

5

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

2

Medical/Social

1

Siblings

89

In Priority Area, Nearest School

100

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

23

Outside Priority Area, Distance

10

Non Ranked Allocation

43

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

13

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

1

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

76

In Priority Area, Nearest School

118

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

19

Outside Priority Area, Distance

6

Non Ranked Allocation

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

In priority area, nearest

3323.73

In priority area, distance

4942.08

Outside priority area

18558.56

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule2023

In priority area, nearest

4496.34

In priority area, distance

5261.94

Outside priority area

17459.97

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Priority area for Barnwell School

Parishes in the priority area for this school are:

Aston, Benington, Datchworth, Graveley, Great Ashby, Knebworth, Stevenage and Walkern.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 9, Year 10 and Year 11

Updated: 14 December 2024

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Barnwell School.

Ofsted report and rating for Barnwell School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Alyx Langley1

In Year Admissions Officer: Joanne Lee

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Deborah Roberts

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Keith Gould

Key Link Advisor: Andrew Clark

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