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Swindon Academy
Beech Avenue, Swindon SN2 1JR
Swindon Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 226 staff (about 196 FTEs), including 110 teachers (about 108 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
This school is a member of United Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Nova Hreod Academy, North Oxfordshire Academy, Campion School, Glenmoor Academy and Winton Academy.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.29, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Above average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.3%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £407 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 90%, 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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