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Copley Academy
Huddersfield Road, Stalybridge SK15 3RR
Copley Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 86 staff (about 71 FTEs), including 44 teachers (about 40 FTEs).
This school is a member of Great Academies Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Great Academy Ashton and Middleton Technology School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £396 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.19, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2.4%, 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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