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Swinton Academy
East Avenue, Swinton, Mexborough S64 8JW
Swinton Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 133 staff (about 119 FTEs), including 70 teachers (about 68 FTEs).
This school is a member of Aston Community Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Aston Academy and Shirebrook Academy.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £458 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
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: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2%, 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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