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The Grove Academy
Fourth Avenue, Watford WD25 9RH
The Grove Academy is an academy. It has 94 staff (about 62 FTEs), including 26 teachers (about 24 FTEs).
This school is a member of Aspire Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Knutsford Primary Academy, Bedmond Academy, Broadfield Academy, Hammond Academy and Bovingdon Primary Academy.)
Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.73, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £408 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 5.8%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 83%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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