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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: 1315

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 Barnwell School 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

240

240

Number of applications made

387

305

Number of places offered

273

240

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

5

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

2

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

67

In Priority Area, Nearest School

89

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

22

Outside Priority Area, Distance

5

Non Ranked Allocation

50

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

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

In priority area, nearest

4458.89

In priority area, distance

5082.71

Outside priority area

25355.41

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

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, Walkern.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 7, Year 10 and Year 11

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 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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