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Castle Mead Academy is a non-selective free school. It has 137 staff (about 111 FTEs), including 58 teachers (about 57 FTEs). The present school opened in 2019.
This school is a member of The Mead Educational Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Brook Mead Academy, Rushey Mead Academy, Orchard Mead Academy and Kibworth Mead Academy.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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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 | Brook Mead Academy | |
| 1.0 | Fullhurst Community College | |
| 1.1 | Moat Community College | |
| 1.2 | English Martyrs' Catholic School | |
| 1.5 | Beaumont Leys School | |
| 1.6 | New College Leicester | |
| 1.9 | Babington Academy | |
| 2.0 | Madani Girls' School | |
| 2.0 | Madani Boys School | |
| 2.0 | Rushey Mead Academy | |
| 2.1 | The Winstanley School | |
| 2.2 | Lancaster 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.
Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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 £1264 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.32, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 18.2, which is very high compared to other schools.
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