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La Fontaine Academy
Nightingale Lane, Bickley, Bromley BR1 2SQ
La Fontaine Academy is a free school. It has 50 staff (about 41 FTEs), including 23 teachers (about 23 FTEs).
This school is a member of STEP Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Applegarth Academy, Tudor Academy, Turnham Academy, David Livingstone Academy and Heathfield Academy.)
Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio, Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies.
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Distance
(miles)
Score Name
0.0Bickley Primary School
0.1St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School
0.5Scotts Park Primary School
0.6Raglan Primary School
0.7St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.9St Mark's Church of England Primary School
1.1Valley Primary School
1.2Parish Church of England Primary School
1.2Highfield Infants' School
1.3Harris Primary Academy Shortlands
1.4Highfield Junior School
1.4Southborough Primary School
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Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £482 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.4%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 91%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.31, 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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