Barnwood Park School
Barnwood Park School is a converter academy in Gloucester for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 909 pupils, 9 more than it has places for. About 36 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.
St Lawrence Road, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3QU01452 530389barnwoodpark.co.ukMr William Meldrum headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
175 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Barnwood Park School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | 2018† | Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 175 | 173 | 146 | 146 | 98 | 107 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 41.1 | 38.0 | 37.4 | 47.8 | 44.8 | 47.1 | 51.5 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -0.82 | -0.43 | +0.15 | -0.10 | +0.28 | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 36% | 28% | 28% | 44% | 37% | 38% | 54% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 58% | 49% | 53% | 71% | 62% | 70% | 72% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 3.40 | 3.01 | 3.01 | 3.96 | 3.71 | 3.96 | 4.52 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 15% | 6% | 8% | 18% | 25% | 21% | 32% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 30.7 | 28.9 | 32.9 | 36.8 | 36.3 | 42.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 45.0 | 42.3 | 39.4 | 51.3 | 48.5 | 49.2 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 22.9 | 24.2 | 34.1 | 18.7 | 24.0 | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started aheadAttainment 8, high prior attainers | – | 49.3 | 58.3 | 59.7 | 55.2 | 60.2 | – | – |
† These results are for Barnwood Park School, the school this one replaced in January 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (180 offers for 180 places).
| Entry | Places | Put it first | Applied at all | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Secondary | 180 | 175 | 666 | 180 | – all offered | LA |
| 2025 Secondary | 210 | 178 | 663 | 210 | 1.4 miles | LA |
| 2024 Secondary | 180 | 207 | 679 | 180 | 1.1 miles | LA |
| 2023 Secondary | 180 | 255 | 788 | 180 | 1.1 miles | LA |
The distances are the council's own, usually measured in a straight line from home to the school gate. If the distance is getting shorter each year, the school is getting harder to get into. See which councils we have this data for.
What a home within 1.3 miles of the school costs
Every home sold within that distance of the school (the typical cut-off over the last three years), of any type, from HM Land Registry records. If homes here cost more than the district average, that is the price people pay to live close enough to get in.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (91), language and communications needs (64), Specific learning difficulty (57), Autistic spectrum disorder (20), Moderate learning difficulty (8), Other difficulty or disability (7).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 909 | 884 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 36% | 31% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 10% | 9% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 17% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 8% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 86.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 14.0% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 10.5% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 9.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% | 8.1% | 4.0% | 5.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 4.6% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 34.3% | 33.3% | 36.3% | 30.9% | 12.6% | 19.9% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 88.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Barnwood Park School, the school this one replaced in January 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 1,014 | No overall grade 2024 | 30 | Compare |
| Sir Thomas Rich's School | Academy (grammar) | 1.2 miles | 1,240 | Report card 2025 | 97 | Compare |
| Denmark Road High School | Academy (grammar) | 1.6 miles | 1,024 | Report card 2026 | 96 | Compare |
| Ribston Hall High School | Academy (grammar) | 1.6 miles | 939 | Report card 2026 | 86 | Compare |
| The Crypt School | Academy (grammar) | 2.1 miles | 1,100 | Outstanding 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| Churchdown School | Academy | 2.2 miles | 1,430 | Report card 2026 | 88 | Compare |
| St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre | Academy | 2.5 miles | 1,545 | Report card 2026 | 20 | Compare |
| Chosen Hill School | Academy | 2.6 miles | 1,295 | No overall grade 2024 | 58 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Barnwood Park School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Barnwood Park School yet.
How good are Barnwood Park School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 36% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 41.1, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished most of a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Barnwood Park School have?
909 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 900 places, so it is 101% full.
Is Barnwood Park School oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at Barnwood Park School?
Pupils were in school 86.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 34% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Barnwood Park School?
The average class had 25.8 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 29% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Barnwood Park School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- St Lawrence Road, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3QU
- Telephone
- 01452 530389
- Website
- www.barnwoodpark.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr William Meldrum
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Greenshaw Learning Trust (39 schools)
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Barnwood
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2025 (academy converter)
- URN
- 151538 · LAESTAB 9164012 · UKPRN 10097234
- Formerly
- Barnwood Park School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Gloucestershire council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
- House prices: HM Land Registry price paid data, December 2023 to December 2025, placed by postcode.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.