Barnwood Park School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Gloucestershire
St Lawrence Road, Gloucester, GL4 3QU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
86.0%
34.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
909
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
128 of 161 families who put it first got an offer
198
Places offered
631
Total applications
3.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 161 | 128 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 136 | 38 | ● 28% |
| 3rd preference | 147 | 18 | ● 12% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 187 | 14 | ● 7% |
| Total | 631 | 198 | 31% |
Gloucestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- William Meldrum
- Address
- St Lawrence Road, Barnwood, Gloucester, GL4 3QU
- Phone
- 01452530389
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Barnwood · Gloucester
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151538
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
909 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsAttendance
2024/2025 school year · 899 pupils
Attendance
86.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
10.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Gloucestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.