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Paignton Academy
Waterleat Road, Paignton TQ3 3WA
Paignton Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 261 staff (about 213 FTEs), including 103 teachers (about 97 FTEs).
This school is a member of The Thinking Schools Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Brixham College, Plympton Academy, Plymouth High School for Girls, The Portsmouth Academy and Maritime Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Qualified teachers.
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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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.39, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 15.6, 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.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £85 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
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