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The Vale Academy
Wilbury Drive, Dunstable LU5 4QP
The Vale Academy is an academy. It has 74 staff (about 61 FTEs), including 28 teachers (about 27 FTEs).
This school is a member of The Shared Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Linden Academy and The Rushmere Park Academy.)
Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 20.9, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.72, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £275 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 7.6%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 77%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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