Headspace - Andrew Thornton (York '89)
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Andrew Thornton (York '89) was our Headspace speaker today, sharing an incredible journey of determination, resilience, and the valuable lessons he learned...
Charles Metcalf (North '19)
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
OB Charles Metcalfe (North '19) pictured with his family in the November edition of Waitrose Food.
Ella Bowen (Bowes '18)
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
It was a pleasure to welcome back OB Ella Bowen (Bowes '18) to Barney yesterday to coach our senior netball teams, she will be working with the girls over...
OB Drinks - Mayfair
Thursday, 7 November 2024
What an amazing night at the Burlington Arms, Mayfair ✨
Thank you to everyone who came along, we had OBs of all ages chatting about...
Freddie Lockwood (York '19)
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
OB Freddie Lockwood (York '19) makes his 50th appearance for Newcastle Falcons tomorrow when they open their Premiership Rugby Cup Campaign away to Caldy....
Anna Forbes (Bowes '23)
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
How lovely to have OB Anna Forbes (Bowes '23) back to our Recital Room for a concert this evening.
Anna's performance was incredible and...
Headspace - Matthew Noble (Dale '09)
Wednesday, 30 October 2024
A big thank you to OB Matthew Noble (Dale '09) for an insightful Headspace Session on Data Science and AI!
Matthew shared an insightful...
The Rugby Podcast - Guy Pepper (Dale '21)
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Catch OB Guy Pepper on The Rugby Pod ��

They talk about his comparison to Richie McCaw, what it's like training with the...
Joe Davis - Newcastle Falcons
Monday, 7 October 2024
OB Joe Davis (Dale '24) spoke exclusively with Newcastle Falcons ahead of their match against Leicester Tigers on Saturday.
You can read...
OB Guy Pepper (Dale '21)
Wednesday, 2 October 2024
OB Guy Pepper has been featured in theGallagher Premiership Fantasy Team of the week this week. As well as a featured article in The Telegraph labelling...
Revd John Moore
Monday, 30 September 2024
Sadly, Revd John Moore, known to many of you from your time here, passed away peacefully yesterday morning. His son Peter has asked us to let you know...
OB Headspace Lecture Series - Benjamin Lai (York 81)
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Thank you to Benjamin Lai (York '81) for delivering today's Headspace Lecture. Benjamin shared his journey after leaving school, which included studying...
OB Sgt David Hartley (Durham '38)
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
OB Sgt David Hartley (Durham '38) was a gilder pilot during the Second World War and flew into D-Day and the ill-fated Battle of Arnhem.
...
Lee Dickson (North '03) returns to Newcastle Falcons
Monday, 23 September 2024
Newcastle Falcons have announced the return of OB Lee Dickson (North '03).
He will join the club as a skills coach while continuing to be...
Joe Davis (Dale '24) Newcastle Falcons
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Newcastle Falcons have named their team for tomorrow night's Gallagher Premiership opener at home to Bristol Bears.
OB Joe Davis (Dale '24)...
OB Headspace Lecture Series - Amelia Oates (Marwood '21) 'Journalism'
Thursday, 19 September 2024
What an incredible start to our 2024/25 Headspace Lecture Series!
Amelia Oates (Marwood '21) shared her insights from her journalism degree,...
Darlington OB Drinks
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Thank you very much to everyone for coming along and supporting the first Barnardian Drinks of this new academic term. It was brilliant to meet you all,...
Welcome from our new Headmaster David Cresswell
Thursday, 12 September 2024
Our new Headmaster, David Cresswell is re-starting his Barney journey leading our school and we are excited to see what this new chapter has in store for...
The Speed Project
Friday, 23 August 2024
OBs Alex Tait, Perry Alexander and Tom Catterick are setting off today to tackle an extreme challenge The Speed Project, a relay across the South of France...
OBs playing for Mowden Park
Friday, 23 August 2024
Congratulations to OBs Oscar Usher (Dale '22), Harry Rickard ('23), Jacob Newnam (Tees/North '21) and Matthew Osbourne (Tees '21) who will all be joining...
Sporting Stories with Karl Dickson
Friday, 23 August 2024
Thursday, 5th September, Sporting Stories with OB Karl Dickson (York, 00), Former scrum-half Karl will speak about his career and a few tales along the...
OB Sam Carling voted in as the joint youngest MP
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Amazing to see OB Sam Carling (Tees '20) being interviewed on BBC Breakfast after being voted in as the joint youngest MP.

Watch the full interview...
Paul Million (Tees' 89)
Thursday, 27 June 2024
Exciting News!
OB Paul Million has been featured on the 'Never Throw in the Towel' podcast with Anthony Hutton.
In this captivating discussion,...
Headspace - OB Ashley Cooke (Durham '81)
Thursday, 20 June 2024
It was great to welcome back OB Ashley Cooke (Durham '81) for our last OB Headspace lecture of the year, which took place today. Ashley presented his...
Commemoration of Bentley Beetham's legacy
Friday, 7 June 2024
It was an honour to attend a special commemoration event this morning in recognition of OB Bentley Beetham’s amazing legacy as a respected teacher,...
80th Anniversary of D Day
Thursday, 6 June 2024
Our Combined Cadet Force had the honour of being involved in this years local commemorations for D Day at Barnard Castle Town Council’s Offices....
Max Pepper
Wednesday, 5 June 2024
OB Max Pepper has signed for Newcastle Falcons.
Ed Williamson
Tuesday, 4 June 2024
OB Ed Williamson (Tees '02) has been featured in Living North Magazine, discussing how he turned his passion for art into a career after retiring from...
OB Emma Peat
Friday, 31 May 2024
Join OB Emma Peat (Bowes '12) on the new episode of the Engaged Volunteer Podcast.
Emma is an Event Workforce Manager at Formula E. The episode...
OB Lee Dickson
Thursday, 30 May 2024
OB Lee Dickson features on @therugbypaper latest podcast episode. The full...
Duncan Lorimer (Tees '87)
Friday, 24 May 2024
We are thrilled to learn that OB Duncan Lorimer (Tees '87) has been elected as a fellow of The Royal Society!

Since 2006, he has been a Professor...
OB Alex Spurr (North '98)
Thursday, 23 May 2024
Thank you very much to OB Alex Spurr (North, 98), TEP & Director at Clark Willis Solicitors for coming back to the School for the first time since...
OB Tamara Ullyart (Marwood '19)
Thursday, 16 May 2024
It was a pleasure to welcome back OB Tamara Ullyart (Bowes '19) to school. Tamara recently completed her degree in English Literature and Linguistics...
Patrick Grant - Release of book
Thursday, 9 May 2024
OB Patrick Grant was on The One Show last night talking about repairing clothes, and understanding quality and the joy of bringing things back to life...
Liam Johnson Headspace
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
We were delighted to see OB Liam Johnson (Dale,06) come back to Barnard Castle School yesterday for the Headspace Lecture Series. Liam has an incredible...
When the Fell-Rains Fall - Robin Leslie (Durham '57)
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
OB Robin Leslie (Durham '57) has written a poem titled 'When The Fell-Rains Fall’, all about playing rugby at school. Which we have proudly...
Old Barnardian Weekend 2024
Monday, 15 April 2024
We are so excited to finally be able to share more news about what OB Weekend is going to look like. We have tried to ensure that there is something for...
Alex Gray 'Apollo' (Durham '09)
Tuesday, 9 April 2024
Alex Gray has been featured on the podcast 'The Good, The Bad and The Rugby' talking about life in the NFL, Rugby and his feature in the show Gladiators....
OB Evie Milbank (Marwood '18)
Thursday, 21 March 2024
Prep school students had the pleasure of catching up with OB Evie Milbank (Marwood ‘18) yesterday, as she told them all about her African adventures!...
School Cricket Tour to Dubai
Thursday, 21 March 2024
Over Half Term Barney's 1st XI Cricket Team had unforgettable tour of Dubai.
They had the pleasure of meeting OB Mathew Tait (Tees '04) at the...
Sam Leeming (Durham '15)
Thursday, 21 March 2024
OB Sam Leeming (Durham '15) returned to Barney to deliver a kicking masterclass during Senior Games . We are very grateful to Sam for lending his expertise...
Caroline Waldin Headspace
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
It was a pleasure to invite OB Caroline Waldin (Bowes '17) back to be our final headspace speaker of the Lent Term, who did an incredible job at engaging...
Hamish Glover Headspace
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Hamish Glover (Dale ’15) talked with our students today about his journey to becoming a vet. Hamish did an incredible talk about the different roles...
Ed Gibbon Headspace
Friday, 8 March 2024
Ed Gibbon (North ’01) was our Headspace speaker this week. He spoke to the students about his life post Barney and how he built his business from...
Guy Pepper (Dale '21)
Monday, 26 February 2024
Amazing news to hear that OB Guy Pepper started for England Rugby's A team on Sunday against Portugal!
Guy Pepper (Dale '21)
Thursday, 15 February 2024
It has been announced that Newcastle Falcons player and OB Guy Pepper (Dale ’21) will be on the England A squad preparing for their game against...
Jonny Coser (North '14)
Wednesday, 14 February 2024
We welcomed back OB Jonny Coser (North ’14) who came to talk to our students about his journey to becoming a lawyer. He highlighted the highs and...
Nick Talbot (Da '94)
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
As we are starting to prepare our 2024 Connect magazine, we wanted to take this opportunity to look back on some of the insightful interviews that came...
Patrick Grant (York '90)
Monday, 12 February 2024
OB Patrick Grant (York '90) has been featured in the Financial Times with an interview about how he fashioned a new direction at business school. The...
Guy Pepper (Dale '21)
Thursday, 8 February 2024
Guy Pepper has been nominated for the Premiership Rugby player of the month award, Senior Academy forward.
Jacob Oliver (Tees '23)
Thursday, 8 February 2024
A proud moment as OB Jacob Oliver received his England U20s cap following Englands win over Italy in Treviso.
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