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Burnside Academy Inspires
Burnside Estate, Houghton le Spring DH4 5HB
Burnside Academy Inspires is an academy. It has 24 staff (about 18 FTEs), including 8 teachers (about 8 FTEs).
This school is a member of Inspire Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include New Penshaw Academy, Farringdon Academy, Fatfield Academy and Plains Farm Academy.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £943 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.9, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.6, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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