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The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract WF7 5AJ
The Featherstone Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 81 staff (about 78 FTEs), including 37 teachers (about 36 FTEs).
This school is a member of Resilience Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Rodillian Academy, University Technical College Leeds, Brayton Academy and BBG Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Qualified teachers.
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(miles)		 Score Name
1.2The King's School
1.6St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College
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4.2Outwood Academy Hemsworth
4.5De Lacy Academy
5.5Minsthorpe Community College
5.5Outwood Academy City Fields
5.8St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary 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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.19, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £97 per teacher per year, 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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