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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 62 staff (about 54 FTEs), including 32 teachers (about 31 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
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, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. 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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.35, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £631 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 84%, 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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