Welcome
We are delighted to welcome you to Barnwood Park School
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At Barnwood Park, our ambition is clear: to become one of the very best schools in the country. We are relentless in our commitment to ensuring that every student feels safe, included and proud to belong to our community.
Our school is built on strong relationships, high expectations and a determination to help every young person succeed. We combine academic ambition with the robust support systems students need to reach it. We hold our students to high standards because we believe in their potential, walking alongside them to develop confidence, character, and resilience that they will need to thrive during their time at our school and also for the rest of their lives.
Barnwood Park is a school with heart, drive and a shared belief that every student can achieve exceptional things.
We very much look forward to meeting you and your child and working with you both as they grow and develop into a successful young adult, equipped for life.
House System and Form Groups
Students are placed into mixed ability form groups from arrival at Barnwood Park and are also placed into one of 3 Houses, Jenner (Red), Attenborough (Blue) and Parks (Yellow). Students instantly join their house family by wearing a House-coloured pin badge on their blazer.
Here at Barnwood we believe that students' success and happiness is dependent on them feeling supported and that they are part of a team. We believe that our house system encourages healthy competition which gives our students a great sense of community as well as allowing students to gain leadership opportunities.
The House system supports the holistic development of students as they learn. Being part of a family allows more progression as students develop their drive and motivation to one common goal: to achieve their maximum potential and enjoy the journey.
During the year, there are a variety of House competitions and events, and students can receive achievement points. Each House also nominates and supports a charity throughout the year.
Edward Jenner (1749-1823) is often called "the father of immunology", and his work is said to have "saved more lives than the work of any other human".
He was appointed physician extraordinary to King George IV, and was also made mayor of Berkeley, Gloucestershire.
Sir David Attenborough (1926– Present) is an English broadcaster and natural historian who is passionate about the environment and climate change.
He believes that we all have a responsibility to look after the environment in which we live.
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
The United States Congress has called her "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".