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Furness Academy
Park Drive, Barrow-in-Furness LA13 9BB
Furness Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 178 staff (about 145 FTEs), including 69 teachers (about 67 FTEs).
This school is a member of Furness Education Trust. (Walney School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.51, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, 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.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £156 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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