Barclay Academy
Secondary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Good (Apr 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 18 April 2023, report published 14 June 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2027
The last inspection was in April 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 0.2 milesThe Thomas Alleyne Academy
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
- 0.5 milesThe Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next (Jul 2024)
- 1.4 milesMarriotts School
Report card, Jan 2026: 7 expected
- 1.5 milesThe Nobel School
School remains Good (Jun 2023)
- 2.2 milesBarnwell School
Report card, Jan 2026: 1 strong, 4 expected, 2 needs attention
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.