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Mercia Academy
Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote DE11 0TL
Mercia Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 73 staff (about 62 FTEs), including 35 teachers (about 33 FTEs). The present school opened in 2022.
This school is a member of Lionheart Educational Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Newbridge School, The Castle Rock School, The Martin High School Anstey, Humphrey Perkins School and The Cedars Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.17, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £119 per teacher per year, 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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