Barnard Castle School

Newgate, County Durham, DL12 8UN

About this school

Barnard Castle School is an Other independent school serving not applicable age pupils, located in County Durham, County Durham. The school has 659 pupils enrolled. The Headteacher is David Cresswell. The school is administered by County Durham local authority. The school has a Christian religious character. It opened in 30 September 1980.

School details

Headteacher

David Cresswell

Local authority

County Durham

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Christian

URN

114336

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Barnard Castle School are handled by the school or the local authority (County Durham). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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