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Bradford Forster Academy
Fenby Avenue, Bradford BD4 8RG
Bradford Forster Academy is a non-selective, Church of England academy. It has 139 staff (about 129 FTEs), including 59 teachers (about 58 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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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: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.27, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £341 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 5.4%, 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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