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The Dearne Academy
Goldthorpe Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham S63 9EW
The Dearne Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 116 staff (about 106 FTEs), including 71 teachers (about 68 FTEs). The present school opened in 2019.
This school is a member of Astrea Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Netherwood Academy, Astrea Academy Woodfields, Astrea Academy Sheffield, St Ivo Academy and Longsands Academy.)
Particular strengths include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Pupil:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1010 per teacher per year, which is very 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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.3, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2.5%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 91%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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