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Richard Barnes Academy
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- Peterborough PE3 6BA
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| The quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
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Academic Progress: Pupils earn qualifications and succeed when returning to mainstream schools.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Positive habits instilled, promoting calm routines.
Support for Pupils Falling Behind: Opportunities to catch up on missed learning.
Academic Progress: Pupils earn qualifications and succeed when returning to mainstream schools.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Positive habits instilled, promoting calm routines.
Support for Pupils Falling Behind: Opportunities to catch up on missed learning.
Academic Progress: Pupils engage in education and succeed in examinations, achieving important qualifications.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Routines help pupils remain calm, positively impacting behaviour and punctuality.
Support for Pupils Falling Behind: Staff assess needs upon entry and tailor lessons, revisiting materials to aid retention.
Impact of Teaching on Student Progress: High-quality principles guide teaching to improve understanding.
Impact of Teaching on Student Progress: High-quality principles guide teaching to improve understanding.
Teacher Engagement: Staff encouraged to revisit prior learning and focus on key vocabulary.
Strengths or Challenges with Teaching Staff: Some staff still adapting to new techniques; training ongoing.
Teacher Engagement: Staff encouraged to revisit prior learning and focus on key vocabulary.
Strengths or Challenges with Teaching Staff: Some staff still adapting to new techniques; training ongoing.
Impact of Teaching on Student Progress: Teaching utilizes evidence-based principles, but consistency is needed across all staff.
Communication with Parents: Effective communication about attendance with parents.
Parent Satisfaction: Parents confident in school's decisions for children.
Communication with Parents: Effective communication about attendance with parents.
Parent Satisfaction: Parents confident in school's decisions for children.
Communication with Parents: Regular communication encourages attendance and involves parents in rewards.
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Decisions prioritize pupils' education and well-being.
Actions to Enhance Education Quality: Significant improvements in education since joining the trust.
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Decisions prioritize pupils' education and well-being.
Actions to Enhance Education Quality: Significant improvements in education since joining the trust.
Actions to Enhance Education Quality: Leaders focus on clarity and purpose, aligning decisions with pupil welfare.
Managing Bullying and Ensuring Safety: Pupils feel safe; effective safeguarding arrangements.
Behaviour and Attitudes of Pupils: Routines help maintain calmness and positive behaviour.
Managing Bullying and Ensuring Safety: Pupils feel safe; effective safeguarding arrangements.
Behaviour and Attitudes of Pupils: Routines help maintain calmness and positive behaviour.
Managing Bullying and Ensuring Safety: Pupils feel safe and are safe, supported by nurturing relationships.
Promoting Pupils' Welfare and Safety: Behaviour records help identify strategies promoting calmness.
Extracurricular Activities & Clubs: Variety of opportunities to broaden horizons like charity events.
Extracurricular Activities & Clubs: Variety of opportunities to broaden horizons like charity events.
Balancing Academics with Extracurriculars: Character education to complement academic responsibilities.
Balancing Academics with Extracurriculars: Character education to complement academic responsibilities.
Extracurricular Activities & Clubs: Opportunities like charity events broaden horizons, though not fully organized.
Preparation for Next Key Stage: Lessons in relationships and health boost confidence for adult life.
Career Counselling Services: Opportunities to engage with the world of work.
Career Counselling Services: Opportunities to engage with the world of work.
Support for SEND: Training provided for staff to effectively support SEND pupils.
Support for SEND: Training provided for staff to effectively support SEND pupils.
Support for SEND: Staff collaborate to support pupils with SEND effectively.
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About Us
Richard Barnes Academy is a All-through, Co-Ed school located in Cambridgeshire, East of England.
It has 124 students from age 5-16 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 5 : 1.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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| Phase of Education | All-through | All-through | All-through |
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | Good |
| Age range | 5-16 | 7-19 | 2-19 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
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| Student teacher ratio | 5.1 | 18.4 | 8.1 |
| Proficient Math | - | 100 | - |
| Proficient Read | - | 102 | - |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | 30% | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | 5.90% | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 24th Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 3rd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 23rd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
5 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Richard Barnes Academy
Local authority ratio 19 : 1