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Faith schools in and near Barnard Castle

All 3 faith schools in Barnard Castle, and the nearest just outside.

3 schools in Barnard Castle

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  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle

    Barnard Castle, DL12 8JR · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Barnard Castle faith schools average, low absence.

    11 first choices, 14 offers made

    Met the standard at 1181%

    Barnard Castle faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.2%Barnard Castle faith schools 5.7%
    Pupils
    103
    Pupils per teacher
    25.5
    View school St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle
  2. Green Lane Church of England Primary School

    Barnard Castle, DL12 8LG · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results below the Barnard Castle faith schools average, high absence.

    13 first choices, 20 offers made

    Met the standard at 1155%

    Barnard Castle faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.7%Barnard Castle faith schools 5.7%
    Pupils
    188
    Pupils per teacher
    22.0
    View school Green Lane Church of England Primary School
  3. Barnard Castle School

    Barnard Castle, DL12 8UN · Independent · All-through · Ages 4 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Barnard Castle faith schools 5.7%
    Pupils
    558
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Barnard Castle School

Just outside Barnard Castle

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Barnard Castle.

  1. Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School

    4.4 miles from Barnard Castle · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Barnard Castle faith schools average, low absence.

    5 first choices, 5 offers made

    Met the standard at 1138%

    Barnard Castle faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.3%Barnard Castle faith schools 5.7%
    Pupils
    39
    Pupils per teacher
    8.3
    View school Bowes Hutchinson's CofE (Aided) School
  2. Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    5.3 miles from Barnard Castle · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Barnard Castle faith schools average, low absence.

    29 first choices, 29 offers made

    Met the standard at 1184%

    Barnard Castle faith schools 63%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.1%Barnard Castle faith schools 5.7%
    Pupils
    179
    Pupils per teacher
    20.2
    View school Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School
The big picture

How Barnard Castle's faith schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Barnard Castle

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Barnard Castle

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    3 of the 3 faith schools in Barnard Castle have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Barnard Castle, explained

There are 3 faith schools in Barnard Castle, teaching 849 children. 0 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

62.7% of pupils in Barnard Castle faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

28.2% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £6,845 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 14.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Barnard Castle?
There are 3 faith schools in Barnard Castle, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Barnard Castle?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Barnard Castle on Eduscope are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle and Green Lane Church of England Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Barnard Castle ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Barnard Castle faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Barnard Castle is 23:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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