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Garstang Community Academy
Bowgreave, Garstang, Preston PR3 1YE
Garstang Community Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 93 staff (about 73 FTEs), including 47 teachers (about 44 FTEs).
This school is a member of Fylde Coast Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Blackpool Aspire Academy, Montgomery Academy, Unity Academy Blackpool and Armfield Academy.)
Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £289 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.17, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 4.5%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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