All our Year Groups are divided into smaller Family Groups. Each Family Group is named using the number relating to the school year of the pupil, followed by a letter which corresponds to the spelling of ‘Barlow’, e,g 7R or 9L. Family Tutors are responsible for the initial pastoral care of their pupils and meet with them daily during Family Time. With 180 students in each Year, there are approximately 30 students in each Family Group. The older year groups also have intervention groups which provide extra support in Maths and English. Students may be moved in and out of this groups depending on their progress.
Year 7
Head of Year – Mrs C Lutman
- 7B Mr S Richards
- 7A Mr B Jenkins
- 7R Mrs A Hainsworth
- 7L Miss D Keenan
- 7O Mrs A Keegan/Mrs H Rablen
- 7W Miss L Hayes
- 7S Mrs J Johnson/Mrs S Oliver
Year 8
Head of Year -Miss L Seggie
- 8B Mr P Power
- 8A Miss S Anser
- 8R Miss L Frank
- 8L Mr C Toal
- 80 Mrs H Bremner/Mrs E Woodward
- 8W Mrs S Hardy
Year 9
Head of Year – Mr Anderson-Fitter
- 9B Mr A Casey
- 9A Miss D Issac
- 9R Mr A Greenlees
- 9L Miss K McGee
- 90 Mr A Wall
- 9W Mr C Enright
Year 10
Head of Year – Miss C Sutton
- 10B Mr J Tilbury
- 10A Ms C Ruane
- 10R Mrs A McCreesh
- 10L Mrs N Ahmed
- 10O Mr D Green
- 10W Mr A Hardy
Year 11
Head of Year – Miss D Isaac
- 11B – Mr P Frame
- 11A – Ms V Catcheside
- 11R – Mrs S Brennan
- 11L – Mrs R Proctor
- 111O – Mr A Wall
- 11W – Mrs H Pilkington
- 11 MA – Mr D Crehan
- 11 EN – Mrs S Turner
- 11 SC – Mr A Sirett