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Ark Blake Academy
6 Morland Road, Croydon CR0 6NA
Ark Blake Academy is a non-selective free school. It has 72 staff (about 53 FTEs), including 38 teachers (about 38 FTEs). The present school opened in 2020.
This school is a member of Ark Schools. (Other schools in this trust include Ark Evelyn Grace Academy, Ark Bolingbroke Academy, Ark All Saints Academy, Ark Walworth Academy and Ark Globe Academy.)
Particular strengths include Staff development and Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £577 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.2%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.05, 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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