Barnard Castle School

Students Celebrate Spectacular End of Year

6th July 2022

Students and staff invited families to share in spectacular end of year celebrations which saw them join in lessons, witness a variety of sporting prowess and have a ball.

Back to forward, schoolboy rugby player selected for England tour of South Africa

28th June 2022

Barnard Castle School sixth former Jacob Oliver who has been selected as hooker to join the England U18 squad for a tour of South Africa, pictured with the ball after…

Budding Barnard Castle School entrepreneurs show judges why they should be hired

23rd June 2022

Sixth formers found themselves on the crest of a wave after spending a day with industry mentors. Young entrepreneurs from Barnard Castle School were asked to provide a marketing strategy…

Stagestruck, teachers and pupils from Barnard Castle Preparatory School take to the West End stage of the production of Matilda The Musical after bumping into an Old Barnardian in London

8th June 2022

CHILDREN were given a glimpse of the wonderful life they could have ‘when they grow up’ after bumping into a former pupil in the capital’s theatre land.   Year 6…

Barnard Castle pupils put in a shipshape performance

28th March 2022

YOUNG performers proved to be all shipshape and Bristol fashion in their latest school production. Barnard Castle Preparatory School sailed the seven seas with seven songs in their adaptation of…

Barnard Castle enjoy success at world’s biggest sevens contest

28th March 2022

SCHOOLBOY rugby players lived out their sporting dreams after taking part in the biggest rugby sevens competition in the world, with the first team reaching the semi-finals. Barnard Castle School’s…

Barnard Castle bounces back from the pandemic with epic concert at the Sage

21st March 2022

A school community bounced back from the pandemic in spectacular fashion with a whole school concert featuring hundreds of performers at a world famous venue. An audience of parents packed…

Barney’s Aspiring Rugby Stars Seek First National Final in 15 Years

28th February 2022

Barnard Castle School’s thriving Rugby programme is seeking a return to Twickenham as the School’s First XV prepare for their first National Schools Cup Semi-final since 2014. ‘Barney’ will take…

Students join Kenyan pilot project

23rd February 2022

Two schools have joined forces with a town’s e-Rotary Club to pilot an innovative educational and sustainable project to help tackle global conservation challenges. Rotary Digital Bridges is a partnership…

Top honour for school cadet

23rd February 2022

A student is celebrating after receiving a prestigious honour. Year 11 Barnard Castle School student Henry Turnbull, a member of the Combined Cadet Force, has been recruited by County Durham’s…