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Barrs Court School

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This school's SEN characteristics
SEN characteristic % of pupils
Severe learning difficulty 50.00%
Autistic spectrum disorder 24.42%
Speech, language and communications needs 10.47%
Moderate learning difficulty 9.30%
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 5.81%

Data for academies in a MAT includes an apportioned share of MAT central finance on a pro-rata basis using FTE pupil numbers.

Expenditure

£2.99m

Income

£2.14m

In-year balance

-£848k

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Address: Barrs Court Road, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1EQGoogleMaps link opens in a new window
Telephone number: 01432265035
Local authority: Herefordshire
School type: Academy special converter
School phase: Special
Number of pupils: 86
URN: 139607
Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding Ofsted reportOpens in a new window Inspected 23 November 2022
LAESTAB: 884 7003
Age range of pupils: 11 to 19
Headteacher's name: Lisa Appleton
Has sixth form: Yes
Has nursery: No
Date of opening: 01 May 2013
School website: https://www.barrscourtschool.co.uk/Opens in a new window
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Total expenditure

2022/2023
£2.99m
2022/2023
£2.99m

Staff total

2022/2023
£2.66m
2022/2023
£2.66m

Premises total

2022/2023
£94k
2022/2023
£94k

Occupation total

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These are costs associated with occupying the school building. They include energy, water, sewerage, rates, insurance, and catering.
2022/2023
£90k
2022/2023
£90k

Supplies and services total

2022/2023
£144k
2022/2023
£144k

Interest charges for loans and banking

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This includes:

  • interest paid on overdrafts and other liabilities

It excludes:

  • interest received
2022/2023
£0
2022/2023
£0

Cost of finance total

2022/2023
£0
2022/2023
£0

Special facilities total

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  • swimming pools and sports centres
  • boarding provision
  • rural studies and farm units
  • payments by your school to another school for the benefit of pupils at the other school
  • pupil inter-site travel, eg moving between sites
  • expenses relating to before and after school clubs
  • delegated home to school transport
  • indirect employee expenses and agency staff expenses relating to a special facility
  • purchase of trading items for re-sale, eg school uniforms, books, stationery
  • donations paid by the school to a charity
  • community education with a benefit to the pupils at the school

It excludes:

  • staff costs associated with managing and supporting the special facility for directly employed staff
  • staff teaching in the special facility
  • school trips
  • residential special schools
  • any community-focused expenditure
2022/2023
£0
2022/2023
£0

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School workforce (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent (Full Time Equivalent) of the total school workforce.

It includes:

  • classroom Teachers (Full Time Equivalent)
  • Senior leadership (Full Time Equivalent)
  • teaching assistants (Full Time Equivalent)
  • non-classroom-based support staff
2022/2023
51.02
2022/2023
51.02

Total number of teachers (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of all classroom and leadership teachers.

2022/2023
13.98
2022/2023
13.98

Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (%)

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This is the number of teachers with Qualified Teacher Status divided by the total number of teachers in the school.

2022/2023
100.0
2022/2023
100.0

Senior leadership (Full Time Equivalent)

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  • headteachers
  • deputy headteachers
  • assistant headteachers
2022/2023
2.0
2022/2023
2.0

Teaching assistants (Full Time Equivalent)

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It includes:

  • teaching assistants
  • higher level teaching assistants
  • minority ethnic and special educational needs support staff
2022/2023
29.74
2022/2023
29.74

Non-classroom support staff - excluding auxiliary staff (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of non-classroom-based support staff.

It excludes:

  • auxiliary staff
  • third party support staff
2022/2023
7.04
2022/2023
7.04

Auxiliary staff (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of full and part-time auxiliary staff.

It includes:

  • catering
  • school maintenance staff
2022/2023
0.26
2022/2023
0.26

School workforce (headcount)

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This is the total headcount of the school workforce.

It includes:

  • full and part-time teachers (including school leadership teachers)
  • teaching assistants
  • non-classroom-based support staff
2022/2023
63.0
2022/2023
63.0