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Discovery Academy
Discovery Drive, Bentilee, Stoke-on-Trent ST2 0GA
Discovery Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 233 staff (about 192 FTEs), including 98 teachers (about 91 FTEs).
This school is a member of Alpha Academies Trust. (The Excel Academy is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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3.8St Joseph's College
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4.5Clayton Hall Academy
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £753 per teacher per year, which is very 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.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 92%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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