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- Trips & Excursions
5^th March 2026
Pupils take a walk through history on powerful WWI Battlefields Trip
Barney pupils explored the Western Front, reflecting on sacrifice, history, and remembrance
- Academic Enrichment
- Achievements
24^th February 2026
Barney students achieve record success in UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge
Our Year 9 – 11 mathematicians earned a spectacular haul of Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards in the latest UKMT competition
- Academic Enrichment
- Arts
- Trips & Excursions
11^th February 2026
Sixth Formers explore spotlights & slapstick in London’s cultural heart
From immersive drama to farcical musicals, our students explored the very best of London’s theatre
- Academic Enrichment
10^th February 2026
Scales, shells, and Scops Owls: BTEC students master animal husbandry
Students gained vital practical experience handling exotic species during an immersive husbandry workshop
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- Perspectives
- Prep School
2^nd February 2026
Author Lisette Auton sparks Barney Prep students’ imaginations
Prep School pupils embarked on a journey of wonder and inclusivity with acclaimed author, Lisette Auton
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- Trips & Excursions
23^rd January 2026
Year 12 mathematicians gain real-world insight at Lancaster University
Barney students explore how mathematics shapes careers in AI, security, and public health during Florence Nightingale Day
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9^th December 2025
Barney students gain cross-curricular insights at David Olusoga talk
An enriching theatre visit exploring the technical and social history of firearms
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- Results
- School Updates
21^st August 2025
Barney celebrates A Level success
Achieving the best A level results in years as the plan to further improve learning starts to take hold.
- Academic Enrichment
24^th February 2025
Sam Carling MP Returns to Barney
Barnard Castle School’s Academic Scholars had the unique opportunity to engage in thought-provoking conversation over lunch with Old Barnardian Sam Carling MP (Tees ’20), who returned to the school for
- Academic Enrichment
- Trips & Excursions
18^th June 2024
Teesside Science and Technology Challenge Day
Last Friday, Barnardians in Years 8 and 9 celebrated a series of academic successes at the Teesside Science and Technology Challenge Day at Teesside University! Students worked in small groups
- Academic Enrichment
20^th March 2024
Headspace Speaker Programme: OB Caroline Waldin
It was a pleasure to welcome OB Caroline Waldin (B, ’17) as our final Headspace speaker of the Lent Term today. She did an incredible job at engaging all students
- Academic Enrichment
7^th February 2024
HeadSpace Speaker Programme: OB Josh Peat
Many thanks to OB Josh Peat (Dale, ’11) who returned to Barney to deliver an insightful HeadSpace lecture today. Josh, an Associate Surveyor at Dalcour Maclaren, fascinated students with his
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27^th September 2023
World-renowned psychologist visits Barney
Barney Sixth Formers 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

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