🏏 We are grateful to Brian Stone and John Farrell from England Cricket who recently delivered an ECB Level 1 Umpire Course to Barnard Castle School staff and students 🏫 Barney is the first School in the UK to provide such a training course solely to staff and students

💙🏑🤎 👏 Fantastic to see several Barney Year 10 students representing Durham Hockey at last weekend’s County Championships! 🙌 Well done, girls!

💙 Sport @ Barney continues to thrive! 🤎 🤩 The first half of term has been an action-packed one for our aspiring athletes! 👊 We now look forward to closing out the Lent Term with a series of competitive tournaments and fixtures!

💙🇦🇪🤎 🤩 WOW! 🏏 Barney’s 1st XI enjoyed an UNFORGETTABLE tour of Dubai this Half Term, which concluded with a hard fought victory over the IJC Academy! 🏉 They also caught up with Old Barnardians Mathew Tait while on their travels! ✈️ Enjoy our highlights from a memorable trip!

🏉 We are grateful to OB Sam Leeming (Du,’15) for visiting today, who spent time with students during Senior Games! 🎯 He delivered a kicking masterclass, offering vital tips and advice to Barney’s aspiring Fly-Halves 🤝 Thanks for offering your time, Sam!

‼️ NOTICE: U15 RUGBY 7S FESTIVAL ‼️ 🌧️ Due to recent poor weather conditions, with further heavy rain expected over the course of the day, we have taken the decision to CANCEL today’s U15 Rugby 7s Festival 🤝 We would like to thank all concerned for their understanding

💪 The girls putting in the work! 🏏 Great effort by our aspiring cricketers who enjoyed a productive nets session before School this morning 🤩 The countdown is on to what promises to be a fantastic Cricket season at Barney!

💙🏏🤎 🏆 YES, GIRLS! 🏆 🤩 Many congratulations to Barney’s U15 & U13 Cricket sides who won their respective Lady Taverners’ Championships today! 🤝 Both teams now advance to the North Championships - AMAZING NEWS!

💙🤩🤎 👊 We are EXCITED for another eventful term of sport at Barney! 🙌 Enjoy our highlights from an action-packed Lent term, and we look forward to the return of competition and fixtures next week!

💙🦅🤎 🏉 Many congratulations to Barnard Castle School Upper Sixth student Joe D who has signed a two-year deal with the @FalconsRugby Senior Newcastle Red Bulls Academy! 🤝 We wish Joe, who represented England U18s this year, all the very best with the next stage of his promising career

💙🚴‍♂️🤎 🇬🇧 Best wishes to Barnard Castle School pupil Henry R who is representing Team GB at this week’s UEC Cycling BMX Racing European Championships! 🇮🇹 Good luck in Verona, Henry!

💙🏉🤎 ✍️ Many congratulations to OB Max Pepper who has signed for @FalconsRugby! 🤝 Go well, Max!

🏏 We had the pleasure of welcoming The Forty Club, ‘the largest wandering cricket club in the world’, to Barney yesterday! 🤝 Our 1st XI overcame the wet weather conditions to claim a nine wicket victory

💙🏆🤎 🏏 Many congratulations to our U13 Girls’ Cricket side, who claimed the Pocklington School 7s tournament yesterday! 👏 They won all 5️⃣ of their games enroute to the title! 🤩 AMAZING - well done, girls!