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Smestow Academy
Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton WV3 8HU
Smestow Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 82 staff (about 75 FTEs), including 45 teachers (about 45 FTEs). The present school opened in 2023.
This school is a member of Matrix Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Wednesfield Academy, Bloxwich Academy, Barr Beacon School, Dame Elizabeth Cadbury School and Turves Green Boys' School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
0.9St Peter's Collegiate Academy
0.9St Edmund's Catholic Academy
1.1Highfields School
1.2St Regis Church of England Academy
1.4Wolverhampton Girls' High School
2.1The Royal School, Wolverhampton
2.4Colton Hills Community School
2.7Aldersley High School
2.8Thomas Telford University Technical College
3.0The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton
3.2Wombourne High School
3.4Codsall Community High School
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.25, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £273 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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