Barnwell School

School Name: Barnwell School
Address: Barnwell
Town/City: Stevenage
County: Hertfordshire
Postcode: SG2 9SW
Telephone Number: 01438 222500
Website: http://www.barnwellschool.co.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Foundation school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Headteacher: Miss Maria Townsend
Capacity: 1590
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1270 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 80% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 31.3%

URN: 117518
DfE Number: 919/4066
UKPRN: 10000540
UPRN: 100081254530
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Stevenage (E07000243)
Constituency: Stevenage (E14001516)
Electoral Ward: Shephall (E05015633)

Easting & Northing: 525831E, 222832N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 53' 25.74" N 0° 10' 22.06" W
Plus Code: 9C3XVRRG+5V

DfE Record: View record

1. Greenside School (0.3km)
2. Peartree Spring Primary School (0.4km)
3. Peartree Way Nursery School (0.6km)
4. Featherstone Wood Primary School (0.6km)
5. Longmeadow Primary School (0.7km)
6. Shephalbury Park Primary School (0.8km)
7. Ashtree Primary Academy (1.0km)
8. The Valley School (1.0km)
9. Roebuck Academy (1.0km)
10. St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery (1.3km)

Predecessor school†

• Collenswood School