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Forest Academy
Harbourer Road, Hainault, Ilford IG6 3TN
Forest Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 110 staff (about 101 FTEs), including 66 teachers (about 64 FTEs).
This school is a member of Beacon Multi-Academy Trust Limited. (Beal High School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.22, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.5%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 95%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £76 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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