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Birches Head Academy
Birches Head Road, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent ST2 8DD
Birches Head Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 124 staff (about 96 FTEs), including 63 teachers (about 61 FTEs). The present school opened in 2020.
This school is a member of Frank Field Education Trust. (Ellesmere Port Church of England College is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.25, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £127 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 5.1%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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