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The de Ferrers Academy
St Mary's Drive, Burton-on-Trent DE13 0LL
The de Ferrers Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 278 staff (about 205 FTEs), including 125 teachers (about 116 FTEs).
This school is a member of Affinity Learning Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include The Pingle Academy and Granville Academy.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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5.6John Taylor High School
5.7Granville Academy
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7.0Derby Moor Spencer Academy
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.39, which is very high 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: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £202 per teacher per year, which is quite low 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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