Richard Barnes Academy

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools

SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:

  • communication and interaction
  • cognition and learning
  • social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
  • sensory and/or physical needs
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Richard Barnes Academy
(Your chosen school)
Alternative Provision 141 33.3% 62.5%
Links Academy
St Albans, AL4 0TZ
Alternative Provision 42 60% 60%
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB
Alternative Provision 96 95.7% 69.6%
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX
Alternative Provision 121 96% 70%
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB
Alternative Provision 89 88.2% 61.8%
OA - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX
Alternative Provision 74 100% 55.4%
The Aspire Academy
Worcester, WR4 9FQ
Alternative Provision 133 80.5% 48.8%
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF
Alternative Provision 59 25% 66.7%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF
Alternative Provision 155 63.5% 64.2%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB
Alternative Provision 104 42.3% 59%
OA - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD
Alternative Provision 46 44.4% 44.4%
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD
Alternative Provision 143 20.7% 54.1%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Alternative Provision 80 62.5% 60.7%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS
Alternative Provision 153 95.4% 62.1%
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Maldon, CM9 4NB
Alternative Provision 118 100% 54.2%
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE
Alternative Provision 137 90.2% 72.1%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ
Alternative Provision 128 53.6% 67.3%
Rise Academy
Hull, HU2 0LH
Alternative Provision 208 71.3% 56.6%
Newcastle Bridges School
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3RU
Alternative Provision 129 91.9% 68.9%
Cranbury College
Reading, RG30 2TS
Alternative Provision 58 57.5% 60%
Beckmead Moundwood Academy
Harlow, CM18 7EZ
Alternative Provision 67 10.9% 60.9%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG
Alternative Provision 55 38% 54%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB
Alternative Provision 71 32.8% 59.7%
Archway Academy
Middlesbrough, TS6 0DD
Alternative Provision 89 41.2% 81.2%
The Skills Hub
West Drayton, UB7 8AB
Alternative Provision 89 36% 38%
Enrich Academy
Wakefield, WF4 1LL
Alternative Provision 93 61.6% 76.7%
The CE Academy
Northampton, NN1 3EX
Alternative Provision 162 54.6% 67.8%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX
Alternative Provision 117 71.6% 65.4%
The Hub School
Hull, HU5 5YJ
Alternative Provision 154 80.3% 65.4%
Coventry Alternative Provision Academy
Coventry, CV2 5BD
Alternative Provision 80 60.6% 66.2%