Secondary school

Barnwood Park School

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Gloucestershire
  • GL4 3QU
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,425 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 75%75%2016/17: top 59%2017/18: top 43%43% · 2017/182018/19: top 57%2021/22: top 53%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 86%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against South West

Attainment 841.1 · South West 45.53/10 Below−31.2 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths36% · South West 44.2%3/10 Below−16 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.4 · South West 42/10 Well below South West−25.6 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.82 · South West −0.021/10 Well below South West−42.9 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 46.1 · 125 pupils · South West 50.22016/17: 44.6 · 119 pupils · South West 45.62017/18: 47.1 · 107 pupils · South West 45.72018/19: 44.8 · 98 pupils · South West 45.82021/22: 47.8 · 146 pupils · South West 47.52022/23: 37.4 · 146 pupils · South West 45.42023/24: 38 · 173 pupils · South West 45.32024/25: 41.1 · 175 pupils · South West 45.4547.837.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 39% · 119 pupils · South West 39%2017/18: 38% · 107 pupils · South West 40%2018/19: 37% · 98 pupils · South West 39%2021/22: 44% · 146 pupils · South West 46%2022/23: 28% · 146 pupils · South West 42%2023/24: 28.3% · 173 pupils · South West 44.1%2024/25: 36% · 175 pupils · South West 44.2%44%28%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in78.2%
122 of 156 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 78.2%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st156122
2nd14326
3rd14412

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2019

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026909
Free school meals (past 6 years)31.2%
First language not English9.3%
SEN support16.9%
EHC plan8.3%
Absence (sessions missed)14.0%
Persistently absent pupils34.3%

Girls 51.1%Boys 48.9%

101% full · 900 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.0
Pupils per adult9.6
  • Classroom teachers 51.5
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 17.2
  • Other support 37.8

Teachers 60.5 FTE · Whole workforce 115.5 · 131 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 8 months.

  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£244,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST (37 academies) · trust reserve £19,300,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

173 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained86.1%
  • Education76.9%
  • Apprenticeship6.9%
  • Employment2.3%
  • Not sustained6.4%
  • Unknown7.5%