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Consett Academy
Ashdale Road, Consett DH8 6LZ
Consett Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 105 staff (about 101 FTEs), including 72 teachers (about 69 FTEs).
This school is a member of New College Durham Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include North Durham Academy and Wellfield School.)
Particular strengths include Staff development and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio, Pupil:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1532 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.2%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.13, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 18.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
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