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Kingsmead Academy
Wiveliscombe, Taunton TA4 2NE
Kingsmead Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 132 staff (about 103 FTEs), including 62 teachers (about 52 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £657 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 0.29, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.2%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 93%, 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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