Barnard Castle School
General Info
- Education Phase
- All-through
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Independent schools
- Funding
- Independent school
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 114336
- Address
- Newgate, DL12 8UN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 699 (n/a of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.4%
- Girls
- 43.6%
- First language not English
- n/a
- Free school meals (FSM)
- n/a
- Persistent absence
- n/a
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.9%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- NP
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 0%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.8
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.58
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 81 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 75 |
| French | GCSE | 24 |
| Geography | GCSE | 35 |