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The Halifax Academy
Gibbet Street, Halifax HX2 0BA
The Halifax Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 182 staff (about 155 FTEs), including 90 teachers (about 87 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
This school is a member of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Newsome Academy and Castle Hall Academy.)
Particular strengths include Staff development, Assistant:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Distance
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Score Name
0.9Trinity Academy Grammar
1.1The Crossley Heath School
2.1Ryburn Valley High School
2.1Trinity Academy Halifax
2.2The North Halifax Grammar School
2.6Park Lane Academy
3.3Trinity Academy Bradford
3.4The Calder Learning Trust
3.5The Brooksbank School
4.0Brighouse High School
4.3Lightcliffe Academy
4.6Rastrick High School
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £642 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.31, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Above average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.4%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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