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Leigh Academy Blackheath
Old Dover Road, Blackheath, London SE3 8SY
Leigh Academy Blackheath is a non-selective free school. It has 78 staff (about 75 FTEs), including 49 teachers (about 48 FTEs).
This school is a member of Leigh Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Leigh Academy Halley, Leigh Stationers' Academy, Leigh Academy Bexley, Wilmington Academy and The Leigh UTC.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.33, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.7%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £196 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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