Badington House School
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Barnard Castle School

Newgate, Barnard Castle, County Durham, United Kingdom DL12 8UN

Age Range & Fees

Age Range4 to 18
Annual Day Fees£6240 to £13500
Annual Weekly Boarding Fees£18300 to £26010
Annual Full Boarding Fees£18300 to £26010

Number of Pupils

Boys Girls
305Day227
81Full Board40
6Weekly2
392Total269

Number of Staff

Full-time: 85
Part-time: 5

GCSE Pass Rate - Age 16

Grades A* - C or 9 – 5

Pass Rate - Age 18

Exams at age 18

Higher Education

Pupils who went on to Higher Education

What we offer

  • Business studies
  • Classics
  • Design technology
  • Drama/Theatre
  • Economics
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Government/Politics
  • ICT
  • Painting/Sculpture
  • Philosophy/Ethics
  • Psychology
  • Ancient Greek
  • Chinese
  • English as foreign/2nd language
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Latin
  • Mandarin
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Cross-country
  • Fencing
  • Fitness training
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Rounders
  • Rugby
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis
  • Adventure training
  • Cadets - CCF/ACF/ATC etc
  • Canoeing
  • Chess
  • Cycling
  • Dance
  • Drama productions
  • Duke of Edinburgh Award
  • Horse riding and management
  • Language club
  • Public speaking/Debating
  • Rainbows/Brownies/Guides
  • Rock climbing
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Skiing
  • Young Enterprise
  • Band/Orchestra
  • Brass
  • Choir
  • Guitar
  • Jazz
  • Keyboard
  • Organ
  • Singing
  • Strings
  • Woodwind
  • After school club
  • Before school/Breakfast club
  • Experience of diplomatic corps' children
  • Experience of expatriates' children
  • Experience of gifted children
  • Experience of international students
  • Experience of services' children
  • Particular diets
  • Rail/Airport services
  • School bus service
  • Vegetarian
  • Hearing
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Dyslexia
  • MLD
  • Epilepsy

Nearby Schools

Barnard Castle Preparatory School - (0.13 miles)
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College - (13.92 miles)
Polam Hall School - (14.14 miles)
Polam Hall School - (14.14 miles)
Walworth School - (14.15 miles)
The Grange Learning Centre - (14.66 miles)
Windlestone School - (14.87 miles)

Method of Entry

  • Entry test or exam
  • GCSE results
  • Please apply to school
  • Registration
  • Trial day at school
  • Visit school
  • Taster days
  • Educational psychologist's report
  • Assessment
  • Common Entrance
  • Interview
  • Report from previous school

Scholarships & Bursaries

  • Drama
  • Academic
  • Armed forces discounts or bursaries
  • Art
  • CDT
  • Siblings
  • Music
  • Financial need
  • Senior school entry
  • All-rounder
  • 6th Form
  • Sport
  • Means tested scholarships
  • Means tested assisted places
  • Means tested bursaries

Accreditations and Affliations:

  • AGBIS
  • BSA
  • DFE, UK
  • HMC
  • IAPS
  • ISBA

Religious Affliations:

  • Inter-denominational


Teaching Languages:

  • English
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