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Kirk Balk Academy
West Street, Hoyland, Barnsley S74 9HX
Kirk Balk Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 110 staff (about 99 FTEs), including 66 teachers (about 64 FTEs).
Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Staff development.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.21, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £364 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 94%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 3.1%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 19.8, which is very high compared to other schools.
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