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Smith's Wood Academy
Windward Way, Smith's Wood, Birmingham B36 0UE
Smith's Wood Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 85 staff (about 82 FTEs), including 49 teachers (about 48 FTEs).
This school is a member of Fairfax Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Erdington Academy, Fairfax and Bournville School.)
Particular strengths include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £2558 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.18, 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.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 3.4%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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