Barnard Castle School

Netballers prove to be on the ball

28th March 2024

Barnard Castle Preparatory School pupils Jessie Burgess, left, and Sasha Johnson TWO school athletes are proving to be on the ball as they move a step closer to their sporting…

Barnard Castle Preparatory School children perform Baubles, a new twist on the traditional Nativity

15th December 2023

DIRECTIONALLY challenged kings, a moody donkey and a sheep that sleeps through an angelic visitation were just some of the quirky characters who brought a school Nativity to life.  …

Barnard Castle School – Sports legend presents medals at historic school run

1st December 2023

CROSS country runners found themselves in esteemed company as a legend of sport descended on their school to present the medals.   Olympian, European gold medal winner and founder of…

Barnard Castle School’s next headmaster David Cresswell

28th November 2023

A LEADING independent school has revealed its next headmaster, the 11th in its 140 year history.   David Cresswell returns to the fold after three years away working at the…

Sixth formers bring anarchy to the stage

24th November 2023

STATE-WIDE cover-ups and police corruption have been brought up to date for a school production full of timeless messages.   A cast of seven sixth formers from Barnard Castle School…

Barnard Castle School Remembrance parade

10th November 2023

THE haunting melody of the Last Post echoed around a school grounds yesterday as hundreds of pupils and staff remembered those who fell in global conflict.   Barnard Castle School…

American professor Adrian Raine talks to students from Barnard Castle School

12th October 2023

STUDENTS have been looking into the minds of violent offenders after being given an insight into the origins of evil by an eminent American professor.   President of the Academy…

Sixth formers showcase artistic talents

19th July 2023

BUDDING artists showcased their talents at an end of year exhibition to remember, the culmination of two years of hard work. Sixth form students from Barnard Castle School took over…

YEAR 6 pupils paid a fond farewell to their Prep school with a festival of fun and frolicking

13th July 2023

Children from Barnard Castle Preparatory School enjoyed the Glasto vibe with their very own festival of music and mayhem. In a rite of passage introduced several years ago the Year…

Taste of the Orient, L-R, Barnard Castle Preparatory School pupils Megan Sunley, Oona MacConachie, Bea Wilks man their China information stall

10th July 2023

GLOBETROTTING pupils travelled the world in a single day to put their learning on the map.   Years 6 pupils from Barnard Castle Preparatory School staged a tourism fair as…