Barnwood Park School
About Barnwood Park School
Barnwood Park School is a mixed 11-16 state secondary in Gloucester, within the Gloucestershire local authority. It is one of 44 same-type schools in the LA, and its Progress 8 score of -0. 82 places it 41st among them, well behind the local average of 0. 19. The top-performing peers in the area are Pate's Grammar School (Progress 8 of 1. 01), Churchdown School (0. 93), and Denmark Road High School (0. 93), all of which achieve significantly stronger academic outcomes. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is The Crypt School, 3. 4 kilometres away. Barnwood Park itself has held a Good rating across its two most recent inspections, with both leadership and management and overall effectiveness judged Good in the 2019 inspection. Its headteacher is Stephen Derry, and the school has no religious character.
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The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
3 Jul 2019Source: Ofsted, 21 Jul 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:15
Source: barnwoodpark.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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