Barnwood Park School, Gloucester

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Barnwood Park, our ambition is clear: to become one of the very best schools in the country. We are relentless in our commitment to ensuring that every student feels safe, included and proud to belong to our community. Our school is built on strong relationships, high expectations and a determination to help every young person succeed."

Coming up: an open day on Monday 26 October 2026 and an open day on Friday 30 October 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Barnwood Park School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.4, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 51.2 in Gloucestershire and 47 across England.

39% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 54% in Gloucestershire and 47% in England.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.4, against 46.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 12.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 156 families put Barnwood Park School as their first choice and 628 named it as one of their preferences, for 164 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 34 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Barnwood Park School are Gloucester Academy (1 mile, Attainment 8 41.5); Sir Thomas Rich's School (1.2 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 75.2); Denmark Road High School (1.6 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 74.8); and Ribston Hall High School (1.6 miles, Good, selective, Attainment 8 67.6).

Barnwood Park School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Barnwood Park School is one of 39 schools run by Greenshaw Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48 in 2024/25.

Of the 173 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 77% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

36.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (65%), Mixed (11%) and Asian (8%).

In 2026, 186 pupils (20.5%) received SEN support and 72 (7.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Barnwood Park School had 65 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Gloucester Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ullenwood Road (near), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Barnwood Park School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Barnwood Park School issued 782 suspensions, 88.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Barnwood Park School are Barnwood Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles), Coney Hill Community Primary School (0.3 miles), Dinglewell Junior School (0.6 miles) and Dinglewell Infant School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.