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Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College
Sandringham Road, Barking IG11 9AG
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Barking and Dagenham). It has 290 staff (about 264 FTEs), including 160 teachers (about 154 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | Eastbury Community School | |
| 0.7 | Loxford School | |
| 1.1 | Greatfields School | |
| 1.2 | Jo Richardson Community School | |
| 1.2 | Ark Isaac Newton Academy | |
| 1.4 | The Sydney Russell School | |
| 1.5 | Goresbrook School | |
| 1.6 | The Palmer Catholic Academy | |
| 1.7 | Riverside School | |
| 1.7 | Mayfield School | |
| 1.8 | Langdon Academy | |
| 1.8 | Little Ilford School |
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £396 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.8, 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 0.12, which is very low compared to other schools.
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