Richard Barnes Academy
Pupil referral and alternative provision schoolRichard Barnes Academy is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Peterborough, for pupils aged 5 to 16. It had 112 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- West Town Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)10 m
- The Peterborough SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file480 m
- The Beeches Independent SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file630 m
- The Beeches Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
- Gladstone Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Jack Hunt AcademySecondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Peterborough
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.