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Airedale Academy
Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford WF10 3JU
Airedale Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 134 staff (about 112 FTEs), including 57 teachers (about 56 FTEs).
This school is a member of Castleford Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Castleford Academy and Crofton Academy.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio, Qualified teachers and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
1.5Castleford Academy
2.5The King's School
2.7St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College
3.0De Lacy Academy
3.1Carleton High School
3.4The Featherstone Academy
3.9Brigshaw High School
4.6Outwood Academy Freeston
5.2Sherburn High School
5.7Garforth Academy
6.2Oulton Academy
6.6Crofton Academy
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £407 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.2%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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