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[[File:Early_Barnard_Castle_School.jpg|thumb|left|An early photograph of Barnard Castle School.]]
[[File:Early_Barnard_Castle_School.jpg|thumb|left|An early photograph of Barnard Castle School.]]
The object of the school was to provide a liberal and religious education, at fees large enough to cover the cost of board and tuition and to return a fair interest on capital invested, but at a fraction of what was charged by public schools. Tolerance of non-conformist denominations such as [[Methodism]] and [[Roman Catholicism]] informed the school's ethos, and the school has always remained independent of the [[Church of England]].<ref name=autogenerated6>http://reports.isi.net/DownloadReport.aspx?s=6224&t=c</ref> Extensions over the next few years included a [[sanatorium]] in 1890 (now the music school) and a swimming-bath block in 1896. In 1900 a £4000 (£400,000 in 2010) science block was opened by [[Henry de Vere Vane, 9th Baron Barnard|Lord Barnard]] with the [[Brooke Westcott|Bishop of Durham]] in attendance.<ref name="heritage-explorer1"/><ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/brookefosswestco02westuoft/brookefosswestco02westuoft_djvu.txt</ref> The building is now inhabited by Tees and Dale houses. A 1904 description describes the ethos of the school: "[it] provides the advantages of a large public school for boys of the [[Social_structure_of_Britain#Middle_class|middle classes]] at a moderate cost."<ref>Handbook for Yorkshire, Richard John King</ref> The [[foundation stone]] of the [[Grade II* listed building|Grade II* listed]] [[chapel]] was laid in 1910, and the [[W. D. Caroe]] designed building was completed in 1911.<ref name="keystothepast1">{{cite web|url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D13488 |title=Keys To The Past, Ref No D13488 |publisher=Keystothepast.info |date= |accessdate=2011-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8tPVAAAAMAAJ&q=%22barnard+castle+school%22&dq=%22barnard+castle+school%22&hl=en&ei=Qp7ITcyuL8mk-gb2rvXXBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEgQ6AEwAjgy |title=W. D. Caröe, RStO, FSA: his ... - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date=2009-05-20 |accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref> Financial backing for the chapel was provided by Lord Barnard and the local [[freemasons]], and the foundation ceremony was performed in full masonic regalia.<ref>http://www.netinfusion.co.uk/Strathmore/downloads/Strathmore%20History.pdf</ref> It houses a painting by [[Ary Scheffer]] and a [[Father Willis]] organ.<ref name="keystothepast1"/> Its stained glass windows commemorate John Balliol and Benjamin Flounders, the two founders of the school.<ref name="keystothepast1"/> A [[roll of honour]] in the chapel commemorates the 141 former pupils and 4 Masters who fell in the [[First World War]], <ref>http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6388</ref> the 55 former pupils who gave their lives in the [[Second World War]] and a further two who were taken in the [[Falklands War]].<ref>http://www.barnardcastleschool.org.uk/documents/Bulletin_39_18-11-11.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2011/11/12/the-region-remembers-war-dead-on-93rd-armistice-day-61634-29762554/</ref> There is a roll of honour in the main school building for the former pupils who lost their lives in the [[Second Boer War]].<ref>http://www.newmp.org.uk/sitedocs/Co.Durham%20Index%20%205Dec2011.pdf</ref>
The object of the school was to provide a liberal and religious education, at fees large enough to cover the cost of board and tuition and to return a fair interest on capital invested, but at a fraction of what was charged by public schools. Tolerance of non-conformist denominations such as [[Methodism]] and [[Roman Catholicism]] informed the school's ethos, and the school has always remained independent of the [[Church of England]].<ref name=autogenerated6>http://reports.isi.net/DownloadReport.aspx?s=6224&t=c</ref> Extensions over the next few years included a [[sanatorium]] in 1890 (now the music school) and a swimming-bath block in 1896. In 1900 a £4000 (£400,000 in 2010) science block was opened by [[Henry de Vere Vane, 9th Baron Barnard|Lord Barnard]] with the [[Brooke Westcott|Bishop of Durham]] in attendance.<ref name="heritage-explorer1"/><ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/brookefosswestco02westuoft/brookefosswestco02westuoft_djvu.txt</ref> The building is now inhabited by Tees and Dale houses. A 1904 description describes the ethos of the school: "[it] provides the advantages of a large public school for boys of the [[Social_structure_of_Britain#Middle_class|middle classes]] at a moderate cost."<ref>Handbook for Yorkshire, Richard John King</ref>
The [[foundation stone]] of the [[Grade II* listed building|Grade II* listed]] [[chapel]] was laid in 1910. It was designed by [[W. D. Caroe]], "the leading Arts and Crafts Gothic church architect outside the High Church party" of his day, and the building was completed in 1911.<ref name="keystothepast1">{{cite web|url=http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/K2P.nsf/K2PDetail?readform&PRN=D13488 |title=Keys To The Past, Ref No D13488 |publisher=Keystothepast.info |date= |accessdate=2011-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8tPVAAAAMAAJ&q=%22barnard+castle+school%22&dq=%22barnard+castle+school%22&hl=en&ei=Qp7ITcyuL8mk-gb2rvXXBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEgQ6AEwAjgy |title=W. D. Caröe, RStO, FSA: his ... - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date=2009-05-20 |accessdate=2011-08-07}}</ref><ref>Ian MacAlister, ‘Caröe, William Douglas (1857–1938)’, rev. Annette Peach, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32298, accessed 10 Jan 2012]</ref> Funding for the chapel was provided by Lord Barnard and the local [[freemasons]], and thus the foundation ceremony was performed in full masonic regalia.<ref>http://www.netinfusion.co.uk/Strathmore/downloads/Strathmore%20History.pdf</ref> It houses a painting by [[Ary Scheffer]] and a [[Father Willis]] organ.<ref name="keystothepast1"/> Its stained glass windows commemorate John Balliol and Benjamin Flounders, the two founders of the school.<ref name="keystothepast1"/> A [[roll of honour]] in the chapel commemorates the 141 former pupils and 4 Masters who fell in the [[First World War]], <ref>http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6388</ref> the 55 former pupils who gave their lives in the [[Second World War]] and a further two who were taken in the [[Falklands War]].<ref>http://www.barnardcastleschool.org.uk/documents/Bulletin_39_18-11-11.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2011/11/12/the-region-remembers-war-dead-on-93rd-armistice-day-61634-29762554/</ref> There is a roll of honour in the main school building for the former pupils who lost their lives in the [[Second Boer War]].<ref>http://www.newmp.org.uk/sitedocs/Co.Durham%20Index%20%205Dec2011.pdf</ref>


The school name was changed to ''Barnard Castle School'' in 1924, and it was by this time one of the largest public schools in the North of England.<ref name="bentleybeetham1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bentleybeetham.org/ |title=The Bentley Beetham Collection - Home |publisher=Bentleybeetham.org |date= |accessdate=2011-05-07}}</ref><ref>NEW HEAD OF BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL, The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) [Manchester (UK)] 29 Mar 1924: 10.</ref> During the tenure as headmaster of Harold Birkbeck from 1935 until 1965, the school more than doubled in size.<ref name=autogenerated5>The Times, Oct 11th, 1977, p17</ref> He introduced [[squash (sport)|squash]] to the school, and made the school one of the best renowned for the sport in the country.<ref name=autogenerated5 /> In April 1961 a £65,000 appeal was launched for funding to build the science blocks and library that still stand to this day.<ref name=autogenerated3>£65,000 Appeal For School Buildings (News) FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. The Times Tuesday, Mar 21, 1961; pg. 14; Issue 55035; col B </ref> By this time there were 470 boys at the school, with more than half progressing on to universities or higher education.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> From 1945 until 1975 the school was funded by [[direct grant]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Mr. K. Lindsay |url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1946/may/31/grammar-schools-direct-grant-status |title=GRAMMAR SCHOOLS (DIRECT GRANT STATUS) (Hansard, 31 May 1946) |publisher=Hansard.millbanksystems.com |date=1946-05-31 |accessdate=2011-05-07}}</ref> In the academic year 1970-71 there were 480 pupils.<ref>http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1971/nov/15/bacon-stabilisation-payments#S5CV0826P0_19711115_CWA_361</ref> The first computer was installed in January 1978; it was so large that it required its own room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww2.durham.gov.uk/dre/pgDre.aspx?&SEARCH=By+Keyword&TERM=Men's+costume&ID=DRE10345 |title=Durham County Council - Durham Record |publisher=Ww2.durham.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-05-07}}</ref> Girls were first admitted to the [[Sixth Form]] in 1981, and the school has been fully co-educational since 1993.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> By 1992 there were around 610 pupils with an approximately 50:50 split between boarding and day pupils.<ref>INQUEST INTO DEATH OF PUBLIC SCHOOLBOY, Press Association, Sept 22, 1992</ref> For the duration of its existence (1980-1997) the school partook in the [[Assisted Places Scheme]].<ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1996/mar/11/assisted-places-scheme#S6CV0273P0_19960311_CWA_88 Assisted Places Scheme (Hansard, 11 March 1996)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The school name was changed to ''Barnard Castle School'' in 1924, and it was by this time one of the largest public schools in the North of England.<ref name="bentleybeetham1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bentleybeetham.org/ |title=The Bentley Beetham Collection - Home |publisher=Bentleybeetham.org |date= |accessdate=2011-05-07}}</ref><ref>NEW HEAD OF BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL, The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) [Manchester (UK)] 29 Mar 1924: 10.</ref> During the tenure as headmaster of Harold Birkbeck from 1935 until 1965, the school more than doubled in size.<ref name=autogenerated5>The Times, Oct 11th, 1977, p17</ref> He introduced [[squash (sport)|squash]] to the school, and made the school one of the best renowned for the sport in the country.<ref name=autogenerated5 /> In April 1961 a £65,000 appeal was launched for funding to build the science blocks and library that still stand to this day.<ref name=autogenerated3>£65,000 Appeal For School Buildings (News) FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT. The Times Tuesday, Mar 21, 1961; pg. 14; Issue 55035; col B </ref> By this time there were 470 boys at the school, with more than half progressing on to universities or higher education.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> From 1945 until 1975 the school was funded by [[direct grant]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Mr. K. Lindsay |url=http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1946/may/31/grammar-schools-direct-grant-status |title=GRAMMAR SCHOOLS (DIRECT GRANT STATUS) (Hansard, 31 May 1946) |publisher=Hansard.millbanksystems.com |date=1946-05-31 |accessdate=2011-05-07}}</ref> In the academic year 1970-71 there were 480 pupils.<ref>http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1971/nov/15/bacon-stabilisation-payments#S5CV0826P0_19711115_CWA_361</ref> The first computer was installed in January 1978; it was so large that it required its own room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww2.durham.gov.uk/dre/pgDre.aspx?&SEARCH=By+Keyword&TERM=Men's+costume&ID=DRE10345 |title=Durham County Council - Durham Record |publisher=Ww2.durham.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-05-07}}</ref> Girls were first admitted to the [[Sixth Form]] in 1981, and the school has been fully co-educational since 1993.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> By 1992 there were around 610 pupils with an approximately 50:50 split between boarding and day pupils.<ref>INQUEST INTO DEATH OF PUBLIC SCHOOLBOY, Press Association, Sept 22, 1992</ref> For the duration of its existence (1980-1997) the school partook in the [[Assisted Places Scheme]].<ref>[http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1996/mar/11/assisted-places-scheme#S6CV0273P0_19960311_CWA_88 Assisted Places Scheme (Hansard, 11 March 1996)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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Barnard Castle School
File:Barnard-castle-school-logo.gif
Address
Map
Newgate

Barnard Castle
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County Durham
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DL12 8UN

England
Information
TypeMixed independent day and boarding school
MottoLatin: Parvis imbutus tentabis grandia tutus
("Once you have mastered small things you may attempt great ones safely")
Religious affiliation(s)Inter-denominational,[1] with a non conformist Christian foundation
Established1883
FounderBenjamin Flounders
Chairman of the GovernorsMalcolm McCallum
Head MasterAlan Stevens
Staff80 teaching, 90 non-teaching
GenderCo-educational
Age4 to 18
Enrollmentapprox. 750[2]
Houses8
Colour(s)Blue & Brown   
PublicationThe Barnardian; Good Morning BCS
Former pupilsOld Barnardians
Websitehttp://www.barnardcastleschool.org.uk/

Barnard Castle School (usually known as Barney School) is a co-educational independent day and boarding school situated in the market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham. It is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). It is one of the most famous schools in the North East of England. It was founded in 1883 with funding from a bequest made by John I de Balliol in 1229 and the industrialist Benjamin Flounders. The founders' ambition was to create a school of the quality of the ancient public schools at a fraction of the cost. In addition to this, pupils would be accepted regardless of their faith.

Originally named the North Eastern County School, the name was changed to the current one in 1924, and to this day is generally known by the inhabitants of Barnard Castle as the "County School". It is set in its own 50-acre (200,000 m2) grounds, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is a dedicated on-site prep school for pupils aged 4 to 11, whilst the senior school caters for pupils aged 11-18. The school was funded by direct grant from 1945 until 1975. Founded as an all boy school, the school has been fully co-educational since 1993. As of 2012 there are around 750 pupils and around 180 members of staff.

During the 1980s the school was famous for producing England international rugby union players Rob Andrew and Tony and Rory Underwood. The school has again become notable in recent years for producing over 30 international rugby union players including Matthew Tait, Alex Tait and Rory Clegg, and appearing in three finals of the inter-school Daily Mail Cup. Other notable former pupils include Edward Mellanby, the discover of Vitamin D; the industrialist and politician Percy Mills, 1st Viscount Mills; the poet Craig Raine; the fashion designers Giles Deacon and Patrick Grant; the actor Kevin Whately and Angus Thirlwell, the co-founder of luxury chocolate brand Hotel Chocolat.

History

The school can trace its origins to an endowment made by John I de Balliol in 1229. The school dates back to 1883 when it occupied temporary premises in Middleton One Row, County Durham, whilst building of the main school building was undertaken in Barnard Castle.[3] There were initially 25 boarders and 10 day pupils.[3] By the end of 1884, there were 76 boarders.[3] Originally known as the North Eastern County School, the main school building was completed on February 2 1886 and initially housed 116 boarders and 12 day pupils.[3][4] The Bishop of Durham presided over the foundation ceremony.[5] The building was designed by Clark & Moscrop of Darlington in the Jacobean style, and is a Grade II listed building built with local Yorkstone and Lakeland slate.[6][7] The school was built for the Trustees of Benjamin Flounders and the Trustees of St. John's Hospital, Barnard Castle, with a Durham University Committee.[8] Flounders was a Quaker industrialist who had helped to fund the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The Flounders trustees financed the entirety of the school's construction with a gift of £31,000.[9] A further £20,000 was raised by subscription to cover initial running costs, £10,000 of which came from St John's Hospital in Barnard Castle.[9] St John's managed the Balliol endownment, and specified that the school had to be based in Barnard Castle, and this was what decided the school's location.[3]

An early photograph of Barnard Castle School.

The object of the school was to provide a liberal and religious education, at fees large enough to cover the cost of board and tuition and to return a fair interest on capital invested, but at a fraction of what was charged by public schools. Tolerance of non-conformist denominations such as Methodism and Roman Catholicism informed the school's ethos, and the school has always remained independent of the Church of England.[10] Extensions over the next few years included a sanatorium in 1890 (now the music school) and a swimming-bath block in 1896. In 1900 a £4000 (£400,000 in 2010) science block was opened by Lord Barnard with the Bishop of Durham in attendance.[8][11] The building is now inhabited by Tees and Dale houses. A 1904 description describes the ethos of the school: "[it] provides the advantages of a large public school for boys of the middle classes at a moderate cost."[12]

The foundation stone of the Grade II* listed chapel was laid in 1910. It was designed by W. D. Caroe, "the leading Arts and Crafts Gothic church architect outside the High Church party" of his day, and the building was completed in 1911.[13][14][15] Funding for the chapel was provided by Lord Barnard and the local freemasons, and thus the foundation ceremony was performed in full masonic regalia.[16] It houses a painting by Ary Scheffer and a Father Willis organ.[13] Its stained glass windows commemorate John Balliol and Benjamin Flounders, the two founders of the school.[13] A roll of honour in the chapel commemorates the 141 former pupils and 4 Masters who fell in the First World War, [17] the 55 former pupils who gave their lives in the Second World War and a further two who were taken in the Falklands War.[18][19] There is a roll of honour in the main school building for the former pupils who lost their lives in the Second Boer War.[20]

The school name was changed to Barnard Castle School in 1924, and it was by this time one of the largest public schools in the North of England.[21][22] During the tenure as headmaster of Harold Birkbeck from 1935 until 1965, the school more than doubled in size.[23] He introduced squash to the school, and made the school one of the best renowned for the sport in the country.[23] In April 1961 a £65,000 appeal was launched for funding to build the science blocks and library that still stand to this day.[24] By this time there were 470 boys at the school, with more than half progressing on to universities or higher education.[24] From 1945 until 1975 the school was funded by direct grant.[1][25] In the academic year 1970-71 there were 480 pupils.[26] The first computer was installed in January 1978; it was so large that it required its own room.[27] Girls were first admitted to the Sixth Form in 1981, and the school has been fully co-educational since 1993.[1] By 1992 there were around 610 pupils with an approximately 50:50 split between boarding and day pupils.[28] For the duration of its existence (1980-1997) the school partook in the Assisted Places Scheme.[29]

School site

"One of the North-East's most famous schools", Barnard Castle is set in its own 50 acre grounds on the edge of town in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3] The fashion designer Giles Deacon has said of the site that "you could just walk out and you were in the middle of the Pennines".[30] The school caters for pupils aged 4 to 18, with pupils younger than 11 being taught in a separate on-site preparatory school (Prep School). The original building is now used mainly for accommodation and administration and is described as "stately" by The Independent.[31][32] All teaching is undertaken in purpose built classrooms.[31] There are tennis/netball courts, squash courts and an AstroTurf pitch. The school also has access to the tennis courts at the Bowes Museum which is next door. There is a large sports hall. There has been £3 million worth of recent investment in the school's infrastructure. In January 2008 a new £1.5 million Physics and ICT block was opened; a new hall for the Prep School and a new sports pavilion containing a gym and a dance studio was opened in August 2010.[33][34][35] The school has been used as a filming location for the sketch show The Fast Show.

Barnard Castle Preparatory School

The Prep School is an important part of Barnard Castle School, having access to its facilities. It is situated in a separate area of the school grounds with its own organisation, staff and buildings. It was founded in 1914 and was originally independent from the senior school.[36] In 1989 there were just 65 pupils, all of them boys. By 2009 there were over 200 pupils, equally split between girls and boys.[37]

School life

Intake

The Pepperpot

40 per cent of pupils to the senior school come from the state sector.[31] Over 50 per cent come from the on site Prep School.[31] 25 per cent of Sixth Form pupil intake is from state schools.[31] Day pupils commute from a geographically large catchment area, predominantly rural in nature, as well as travelling from settlements as far a field as Hurworth and Stanhope as well as larger settlements such as Kirkby Stephen, Durham, Bishop Auckland, Richmond and Darlington.[38][10] Pupils are from a wide range of professional, managerial and farming backgrounds.[10] There are 200 boarding pupils, significant numbers of whom have parents who are members of HM Forces, and many families are linked to Catterick Garrison, Europe's largest military base, which is situated nearby.[38][39] 15 per cent of boarders have parents living overseas, particularly Hong Kong.[38][39] An Open Day is held annually when the school welcomes prospective students and their families to tour the school. It is held on a Saturday morning in early October.[40]

Academic and routine

Every weekday (except for Wednesday) begins with a chapel service.[38] School is held on Saturday mornings, with many sporting fixtures taking place on Saturday afternoons.[38] There are however, occasional exeat weekends. The Sunday chapel service is compulsory for boarding pupils.[38] Homework (always called "prep") is set for every evening with the exception of Sunday. There is a morning coffee break when refreshments are provided. Lunch break is an hour long. Uniform is traditional, including a black blazer and a tie. Coloured shirts may be worn by Sixth Formers. Rewards include merits. Punishments include afternoon detention and Saturday detention. As with most independent schools, corporal punishment was phased out by the 1980s. As well as the standard subjects, Latin, Classics, Ancient History, Greek, German and Spanish are taught. In 2008 the school was described by The Daily Mail as "educationally exceptional".[41]

Pastoral

Pastoral care for senior school pupils is provided through a house system. Each pupil is assigned to a house. Each house has its own accommodation in the school and its own set of tutors to look after members of the house. There are eight vertically integrated houses in total, each with its own colour and heraldic-like shield: The two boys' boarding houses are York (red) and Northumberland (pale blue). The three day boys' houses are Tees (dark green) and Dale (burgundy), both formed by splitting Teesdale House, the first day boys' house, and finally Durham (gold), which was converted from boarding to day when the school expanded in the 1990s. The boarding girls belong to the original Sixth Form girls' house, Longfield (dark pink), and the new houses formed for day girls when the school became co-educational are Marwood (purple) and more recently Bowes (pale green).[42] The school considered abolishing its boarding facilities when, like many boarding schools, it suffered a significant drop in numbers during the 1990s. However numbers unexpectedly improved around the turn of the millennium, and this turnaround has often been attributed to the positive image that boarding received from the Harry Potter series.[43][44]

The school is interdenominational with a foundation in Christian principles and values.[45]

Governance

The school is a charitable trust governed by twelve foundation and seven nominated governors, the latter with links to Durham and Newcastle Universities, Durham County Council, Barnard Castle Town Council and the Old Barnardian Association.[10] It is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.[46] The school aims to offer the best independent education to children from the North East of England.[10] The income of the school is slightly over £8 million per annum.[47]

Extracurricular activities

The houses form the basis for much competition within the school. The first competition in the school year is the House Singing Competition in which every member of the school takes part. Thereafter, throughout the school year, the houses compete against each other in a variety of academic, artistic, and sporting events. The school boasts one of the finest school choirs in the North East of England, performing annually at Durham Cathedral and York Minster.[48]

The school's Combined Cadet Force was established in 1909, although at this time it was known as the Officers' Training Corps.[49] As of 2012 it had almost 200 cadets and 10 staff, making it one of the most successful contingents in the country.[50][51] Students may also partake in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.

Sports

Rugby for boys and hockey for girls are the major sports during the Autumn term. Girls regularly represent Durham County at Under 14, 16 and 18 levels. In the Spring Term the boys play football, hockey and squash whilst the girls play netball and lacrosse. Both boys and girls take part in cross country running and swimming. During the Summer term, cricket is the most important sport for boys. Teams have toured Majorca and the Caribbean in recent years. Members of the 1st XI often gain representative honours for their counties and the North of England. The school was described by The Daily Telegraph as "one of the premier cricketing schools of the north".[52] Girls focus on rounders in the summer whilst both girls and boys partake in tennis and athletics. Recently, the junior girls won the HMC Northern Schools Championship at Gateshead International Stadium.

Barnard Castle School
Barnard Castle School

Barnard Run

The Barnard Run is a school competition, consisting of a cross-country trial over a hilly course. It dates back to 1893 when Lord Barnard donated and presented the trophy. The modern Barnard Run involves girls and boys competing at Junior (Years 7 and 8), Intermediate (Years 9 and 10) and Senior (Years 11 and Sixth Form) levels. The race takes place annually at the end of the first half of the Spring Term. It is keenly contested between houses. The girls' and younger boys' race is around two and a half miles long while the senior boys' is four miles. The competition is a key event in the school calendar.[citation needed]

Rugby union

File:Barnard Castle rugby.jpg
A game of rugby being played at the school.

The school has produced more than 30 professional rugby players in recent years, leading The Times to comment that it has "a happy knack of producing some of England's finest rugby talents."[53][54] The best known are Rob Andrew, brothers Rory Underwood and Tony Underwood, and Mathew Tait who have all played for England at senior level.

Many other Old Barnardians are involved in professional rugby, especially with the Newcastle Falcons. Lee Dickson, Tim Visser, Alex Tait, Ed Williamson and Rory Clegg have all represented the Falcons in the Guinness Premiership. Numerous others are members of the senior academy. Calum Clark made his Premiership debut in 2007 for Leeds Carnegie, just three months after leaving school, becoming the youngest ever forward to play in the Premiership. Many current Barnardians represent junior international sides, as well as the North of England, several northern county sides (such as Durham, Cumbria, Yorkshire and Cheshire) and the Independent Schools' Barbarians. The first team coach since 1999 has been Martin Pepper. A former professional back-rower for Harlequins, Pepper appeared in a number of games for England but never an international test.[55] The 1st VII have appeared in the final of the North of England Sevens and Rosslyn Park Sevens.

Daily Mail Cup

The School's 1st XV team reached the final of the national Daily Mail Cup for U18s[56] three times in five seasons between 2002/03 and 2006/07. Nicknamed the Barney Army, the team lost to Oakham School, Colston's School and Warwick School respectively in the 2002, 2003 and 2007 finals. In 2007/2008, the 1st XV were beaten in the semi-finals 19-16 by St Benedict's School. Meanwhile, in the counterpart Daily Mail U15s Cup competition, the School's U15s exited at the round 3, 6, 4, 5, 2 and 3 stages in the six seasons from 2002/03 to 2007/08, culminating in a 15-3 losing semi-final clash with Millfield School in 2008/09.

International rugby honours

Full England caps

Tradition

Cheers: If a school sports team is victorious the entire team will, on return to school, stand on Central Hall Table (Central Hall being the school's focal point) and the captain will lead three cheers for the school. For the 1st XV cheers also take place after home victories. The team gathers in what is known as Back Porch immediately after the match and three cheers are sounded.[citation needed]

Nailing Up: This occurs at every end of term school chapel service. Originally taking place in Central Hall, the captain of the house team which had won that term's major sporting event would climb up to his house shield displayed on the first floor balcony and nail the award to the shield. Nowadays the captain of the winning house team comes to the front of chapel and ceremonially taps the shield.[citation needed] Jerusalem is always sung at the last service of term.

Speech Day: Occurring on the final day of the Summer Term (usually a Saturday) the entire school community including parents, relatives and friends of the school, meet for Speech Day. The Chairman of the Governors, the Headmaster, an invited Speaker and the Head of School make speeches, and academic prizes are awarded to pupils. Past speakers have included the Bishop of Durham and the vice chancellor of Durham University Sir Kenneth Calman.[61][62]

Notable former pupils (Old Barnardians)

See also: Category:People educated at Barnard Castle School

A current member of staff is former first-class cricketer Martin Speight.[106] Notable former staff have included the educationalist George Graham Able and Bentley Beetham.

Headmasters

  • Rev F L Brereton 1883-1924
  • Arthur George Coombe 1924-1935
  • Harold Edward Birkbeck 1935-1965
  • Sidney D Woods 1965-1980
  • Frank MacNamara 1980-1997
  • Michael Featherstone 1997-2004
  • David Ewart 2004-2010
  • Alan Stevens 2010-present

See also

Notes

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References

  • "Barnard Castle School, a Centenary Book", published by the Old Barnardians' Club in 1983. ISBN 0950862207
  • "The History of Barnard Castle School 1883-1933" compiled by R C Hitchcock M.A. (Publ.1933)

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