Barnwood Park School

Barnwood Park is a popular, six-form entry comprehensive school that has expanded over recent years. Formerly a girls’ school, we became fully Co-Ed in September 2022. The current NOR is 890 and we employ 130 staff. We are oversubscribed with over 186 first choice applications for 180 places in Y7 for September 2024

An Introduction to Barnwood Park School

We are proud to have been judged solidly ‘Good’ by OFSTED  in June 2014 and again in July 2019. In 2015 we were designated as one of the country’s ‘most improved’ schools.

We are currently a Local Authority maintained school, the only secondary school in the City of Gloucester to be so, but Governors are now actively exploring joining a MAT. The Gloucester secondary school system has mixed comprehensive schools alongside selective grammar schools.

The school serves the eastern side of Gloucester. Most of our students come from contrasting areas of the city, drawing a truly culturally, socially and academically diverse intake. Most students live less than a mile from the school. We have a higher-than-average number of students eligible for Pupil Premium.

A significant proportion of our teaching is to mixed ability groups. Ensuring the good progress of higher attaining and Pupil Premium students remains a key focus in our development and CPD plans. We are confident that students with good rates of attendance will make at least good progress at Barnwood Park: we continue to strive to ensure all students and their families understand the importance of good attendance.

The school is well-staffed with loyal and hardworking teaching and support staff. The condition of the buildings is mixed with some relatively new additions (a Sports Hall, Dance and Drama Studios, IT suite, DT room and Physics Lab) and other areas in significant need of refurbishment/replacement.

To find out more about Barnwood Park School please:

• look at the school’s website: www.barnwood-park.gloucs.sch.uk

• read our OFSTED report: https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/115720