Ofsted: Inadequate
Richard Barnes Academy
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Claire Everton
corporate_fareTHOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST
location_onPeterborough, PE3 6BA
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Ofsted
Inadequate
Inspected 2024
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Students
98
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Age Range
5-16
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Richard Barnes Academy is a Academy alternative provision sponsor led school in Peterborough, serving ages 5-16. Currently rated Inadequate by Ofsted.
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School Summary
Richard Barnes Academy is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Peterborough, admitting pupils aged 5-16. It is part of THOMAS DEACON EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 120 pupils on roll, of whom 73% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Inadequate. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 9.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
Ofsted History
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Report ArchiveInspection Report
Inspection Report
Inspection History
3 EvaluationsAcademy First Section 5 EIF
Not Judged
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Why no overall grade?
From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.
Education
Good
Behaviour
Good
Development
Good
Leadership
Good
S8 No Formal Designation Visit EIF
Inadequate
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Inadequate
None EIF
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Outstanding