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New Rickstones Academy
Conrad Road, Witham CM8 2SD
New Rickstones Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 136 staff (about 97 FTEs), including 69 teachers (about 63 FTEs).
This school is a member of Lift Schools. (Other schools in this trust include Maltings Academy, Greensward Academy, Clacton Coastal Academy, Tendring Technology College and Bexleyheath Academy.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers, Assistant:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies.
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Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £523 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.1%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.11, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 92%, 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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