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Highfields Spencer Academy
Tutbury Avenue, Littleover, Derby DE23 3UX
Highfields Spencer Academy is a free school. It has 30 staff (about 23 FTEs), including 9 teachers (about 9 FTEs). The present school opened in 2020.
This school is a member of The Spencer Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Brackensdale Spencer Academy, Ashwood Spencer Academy, Castleward Spencer Academy, The Mease Spencer Academy and Wyndham Spencer Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 1.55, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1689 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 92%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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