Barndale School
Howling Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1DQ
110 pupils · 92% of 120 capacity
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 51%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 30 April 2024, published 24 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 0% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Gust Independent School 27.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Rosewood Independent School 27.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- Collingwood School & Media Arts College 28.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- NCEA Castle School 28.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Cleaswell Hill School 29 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Kyloe House 29.1 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.