Barndale School, Alnwick

Good
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 419
Boarding school

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Mark Phillips
Pupils:110 / 120 capacity
LA:Northumberland
Phone:01665602541
Address:Howling Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:122384
UKPRN:10017107
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:North Northumberland
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good.

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At a Glance

51.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+10ppMaths+10ppWriting

Reading has improved from 0% to 10%. Maths has improved from 0% to 10%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

The Duchess High School (near)
58m · 1 min walk
Windsor Gardens (wb)
149m · 2 min walk
Bowling Green (nb)
162m · 3 min walk
Lower Barresdale east stop (at)
167m · 3 min walk
Lower Barresdale middle stop (at)
265m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

110 pupils

120 capacity

10 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Alnwick

Low pressure
New homes approved:452
Projected new pupils:81

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Alnwick

Admissions Demand - Northumberland

Low demand0.88x oversubscription

Places available

1,986

Applications

1,744

Got 1st preference

96.1%

Got preferred school

98.8%

Secondary admissions across Northumberland (2025/26)

Inspection History(106)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

10.06478%

Overall absence

35.29412%

Persistent absence

68

Enrolments

Authorised8.53876%
Unauthorised1.52602%
Persistent (10%+)35.29412%
Severe (50%+)7.35294%

Absence trend

6.33274%
18/19
18.97831%
20/21
9.91108%
21/22
11.21563%
22/23
8.28877%
23/24
10.06478%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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