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Rockwood Academy
Naseby Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham B8 3HG
Rockwood Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 73 staff (about 71 FTEs), including 54 teachers (about 53 FTEs).
This school is a member of CORE Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include City Academy, Jewellery Quarter Academy and Arena Academy.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £853 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 5.8%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.15, 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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