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Plains Farm Academy
Tudor Grove, Sunderland SR3 1SU
Plains Farm Academy is an academy. It has 29 staff (about 21 FTEs), including 10 teachers (about 9 FTEs).
This school is a member of Inspire Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Farringdon Academy, New Penshaw Academy, Burnside Academy Inspires and Fatfield Academy.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers, Pupil:teacher ratio and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £447 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.74, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 23.6, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 90%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 10.6%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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