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Ark Kings Academy
Shannon Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham B38 9DE
Ark Kings Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 121 staff (about 93 FTEs), including 44 teachers (about 44 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
This school is a member of Ark Schools. (Other schools in this trust include Ark St Alban's Academy, Ark Boulton Academy, Ark Victoria Academy, Ark Pioneer Academy and Ark Academy.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £722 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.7%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.16, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 93%, 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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