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Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane, Folkestone CT19 5FP
Folkestone Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 151 staff (about 139 FTEs), including 66 teachers (about 62 FTEs).
This school is a member of Turner Schools. (Other schools in this trust include Turner Free School and Dover Christ Church Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Staff development, Assistant:teacher ratio and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
0.6The Harvey Grammar School
0.8Turner Free School
1.2The Folkestone School for Girls
4.4Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
5.8Astor Secondary School
6.0Dover Grammar School for Boys
6.8Dover Grammar School for Girls
6.9St Edmund's Catholic School
7.1Dover Christ Church Academy
7.8Duke of York's Royal Military School
11.7Wye School
11.9The Marsh 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 £1135 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.34, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 15.3, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 94%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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