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Bishop Barrington Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 78 staff (about 63 FTEs), including 40 teachers (about 39 FTEs). The present school opened in 2021.
This school is a member of Advance Learning Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include Parkside Academy, Greenfield Academy, Whitworth Park Academy, Staindrop Academy and Durham Academy.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies.
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Other schools nearby
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | |
| 1.0 | King James I Academy Bishop Auckland | |
| 3.9 | Parkside Academy | |
| 4.2 | Greenfield Academy | |
| 4.3 | Whitworth Park Academy | |
| 5.1 | Ferryhill School | |
| 5.4 | Woodham Academy | |
| 6.0 | UTC South Durham | |
| 7.1 | Staindrop Academy | |
| 8.7 | Wyvern Academy | |
| 9.0 | Longfield Academy | |
| 9.2 | Durham Academy |
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £655 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.6%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.11, 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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