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Barclay Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Walkern Road, Stevenage SG1 3RB · barclay.futureacademies.org · 01438 748459
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.59 mi
- 5.78 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,044
- 88% of 1,181 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.9%
- First language not English
- 14.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Future Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.59 mi (5.78 km) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 145 families put the school first and 191 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 191 | 145 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 187 | 123 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 183 | 132 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 206 | 94 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 165 | 87 | 0.5 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.59 mi5.78 km | |
| September 2025 | 6.16 mi9.91 km | |
| September 2024 | 5.50 mi8.85 km | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (41 children with no preference met were placed there).
Every applicant was offered a place (179 allocations for 196 places).
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.5, and 57.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲57.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲65.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.69 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117515)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 48.8 | −2.9 |
| Further education | 33.3 | +3 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.8 | +6.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.4 | −2.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 students | C+ (34.3) | Average +0.17 | |
| 55 students | C+ (34.2) | Average +0.14 | |
| 10 students | Dist- (30) | Average -0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 39 | C+ (33.6) | +0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 29 | C- (28) | — |
| 2021/22 | 49 | C+ (34.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 47 | C- (26.1) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 27 | C- (27.1) | +0.23 |
| 2016/17 | 67 | C (28.9) | -0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 75 | C- (25.8) | -0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 50 | −8 |
| Further education | 2.2 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | — |
| Employment | 28.3 | +4.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.9 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | −1.7 |
Ofsted
Barclay Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 117515), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117515)
Jul 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117515)
Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117515)
What parents said
81% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (161 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 81%
- Replies
- 161
- 20% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 63 parents (39%) with SEND