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 148 28.2% 50%
Greys Education Centre
Bedford, MK42 7AB 		Alternative Provision 87 90.4% 69.2%
The Academy of Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX 		Alternative Provision 134 100% 60.8%
Continu Plus Academy
Kidderminster, DY11 7FB 		Alternative Provision 93 90% 56.7%
Acorn Free School
Lincoln, LN5 9TL 		Alternative Provision 53 33.3% 33.3%
Southend YMCA Community School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6LH 		Alternative Provision 70 72.2% 38.9%
Bridge Academy
Milton Keynes, MK6 5DE 		Alternative Provision 192 88.5% 53.8%
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock
Tilbury, RM18 7AX 		Alternative Provision 78 58.9% 48.2%
Meadowbrook College
Oxford, OX3 0PG 		Alternative Provision 116 60% 40%
The Fermain Academy
Macclesfield, SK11 8JF 		Alternative Provision 62 23.5% 58.8%
Coal Clough Academy
Burnley, BB11 4PF 		Alternative Provision 135 56.8% 55.9%
College Central
Eastbourne, BN22 9RB 		Alternative Provision 139 48.6% 65.7%
Olive AP Academy - Cambridge
Cambridge, CB4 2BD 		Alternative Provision 48 0% 50%
River Tees Secondary Academy
Middlesbrough, TS3 8RD 		Alternative Provision 108 20.6% 51.5%
Youth Challenge Pru
Bolton, BL1 6JT 		Alternative Provision 87 64.8% 71.8%
Victory Park Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG 		Alternative Provision 87 71% 61.3%
Olive AP Academy - Havering
Hornchurch, RM11 3UR 		Alternative Provision 37 42.9% 57.1%
North East Essex Co-operative Academy
Colchester, CO2 9BS 		Alternative Provision 139 50% 62.9%
Mid Essex Co-Operative Academy
Maldon, CM9 4NB 		Alternative Provision 110 100% 52.4%
Solihull Alternative Provision Academy
Solihull, B90 4LE 		Alternative Provision 138 83.8% 66.2%
The Lodestar Academy
Torquay, TQ2 8JE 		Alternative Provision 51 52.1% 64.6%
River Tyne Academy Gateshead
Gateshead, NE9 5PQ 		Alternative Provision 141 58.6% 65.8%
Horizons Academy Bexley
Abbey Wood, SE2 9TA 		Alternative Provision 81 66.7% 40%
Rise Academy
Hull, HU2 0LH 		Alternative Provision 206 69.9% 54.1%
CP Riverside School
Nottingham, NG2 1DP 		Alternative Provision 46 42.9% 42.9%
Bradford Alternative Provision Academy
Shipley, BD18 3JE 		Alternative Provision 87 65.4% 60.3%
Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
Stafford, ST17 4BG 		Alternative Provision 52 37% 56.5%
Bishopton PRU
Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 3HB 		Alternative Provision 64 41.9% 56.5%
The Skills Hub
West Drayton, UB7 8AB 		Alternative Provision 107 20.4% 38.8%
Evolve Academy
London, SE11 4AX 		Alternative Provision 137 75.3% 44.3%