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Great Academy Ashton
Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 8RF
Great Academy Ashton is a non-selective academy. It has 165 staff (about 143 FTEs), including 80 teachers (about 77 FTEs).
This school is a member of Great Academies Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Copley Academy and Middleton Technology School.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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2.6Co-op Academy Failsworth
3.0The Blue Coat CofE School
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Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £425 per teacher per year, which is quite high 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 0.15, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.6%, 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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