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The Five Islands Academy
Church Road, Old Town, St Mary's TR21 0NA
The Five Islands Academy is a non-selective, Church of England academy. It has 63 staff (about 53 FTEs), including 33 teachers (about 32 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.) The present school opened in 2019.
This school is a member of Leading Edge Academies Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include Mounts Bay Academy and Fowey River Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Pupil:teacher ratio, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 31.3 | Cape Cornwall School | |
| 36.5 | Mounts Bay Academy | |
| 37.1 | Humphry Davy School | |
| 41.8 | St Ives School | |
| 44.1 | Hayle Academy | |
| 47.9 | Helston Community College | |
| 48.2 | Mullion School | |
| 48.8 | Camborne Science and International Academy | |
| 51.0 | Pool Academy | |
| 52.4 | Redruth School | |
| 55.7 | Penryn College | |
| 56.5 | Falmouth School |
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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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 9.3, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £682 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.32, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 82%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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