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Great Western Academy
William Morris Way, Tadpole Garden Village, Swindon SN25 2PP
Great Western Academy is a non-selective free school. It has 96 staff (about 85 FTEs), including 63 teachers (about 58 FTEs). The present school opened in 2018.
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0.6 | Abbey Park School | |
| 2.3 | Nova Hreod Academy | |
| 2.5 | Swindon Academy | |
| 2.9 | Bradon Forest School | |
| 2.9 | Kingsdown School | |
| 3.6 | UTC Swindon | |
| 3.9 | Lydiard Park Academy | |
| 4.0 | St Joseph's Catholic College | |
| 4.6 | The Commonweal School | |
| 4.6 | Lawn Manor Academy | |
| 4.6 | The Deanery CE Academy | |
| 4.8 | Highworth Warneford School |
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 14.2, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.19, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £182 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
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