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Mercia School
Carter Knowle Road, Sheffield S7 2DY
Mercia School is a non-selective free school. It has 83 staff (about 81 FTEs), including 57 teachers (about 57 FTEs). The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of Mercia Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Newfield Secondary School and King Ecgbert School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
1.2High Storrs School
1.4Silverdale School
1.4Newfield Secondary School
1.7King Edward VII School
1.7Notre Dame High School
1.9UTC Sheffield City Centre
2.0Tapton School
2.1Meadowhead School Academy Trust
2.1All Saints' Catholic High School
2.5Sheffield Springs Academy
2.9King Ecgbert School
3.0Astrea Academy Sheffield
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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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 13.8, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £380 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 90%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.01, which is very low compared to other schools.
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