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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Barclay Academy

Walkern Road
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 3RB

Telephone: 01438 748459

Email: admin@barclay.futureacademies.org

Head teacher: Scarlett O'Sullivan

School type: Secondary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 100

DFE number: 919-4026

Published Admission Number: 196

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 992

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

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

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Barclay Academy admission rules for 25-26

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

196

196

Number of applications made

501

486

Number of places offered

200

200

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

2

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

2

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

66

In Priority Area, Nearest School

35

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

74

Outside Priority Area, Distance

8

Non Ranked Allocation

13

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

6

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

2

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

60

In Priority Area, Nearest School

47

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

71

Outside Priority Area, Distance

3

Non Ranked Allocation

11

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2025 (in metres)
Rule2025

In priority area, nearest

2114.22

In priority area, distance

7842.2

Outside priority area

9907.33

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

In priority area, nearest

2277.33

In priority area, distance

6912.36

Outside priority area

8850.94

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.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 10

Updated: 31 August 2025

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 Barclay Academy.

Ofsted report and rating for Barclay Academy.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Alyx Langley1

In Year Admissions Officer: Joanne Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Keith Gould

Key Link Advisor: Andrew Clark

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