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Barnwood Park School

Secondary · Gloucester · GL4 3QU

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At a glance

909 pupils · 100% of 900 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
36.3% of pupils
English as additional language
9.3% of pupils
SEN support
16.9% of pupils
EHC plan
8.3% of pupils
Website
http://www.barnwoodpark.co.uk
URN
151538

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.95 first-choice applications per place

164 places offered · 156 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
13.9%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
29.6%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£5,646
Typical secondary school£7,799

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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