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The Oval School
Whittington Oval, Yardley, Birmingham B33 8JG
The Oval School is an academy. It has 84 staff (about 54 FTEs), including 35 teachers (about 33 FTEs).
This school is a member of DRB Ignite Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Audley Primary School, The Oaks Primary School, Jervoise School, Paganel Primary School and Princethorpe Junior School.)
Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio, Staff development, Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £0 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.33, 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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