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Thorns Collegiate Academy
Stockwell Avenue, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill DY5 2NU
Thorns Collegiate Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 104 staff (about 90 FTEs), including 52 teachers (about 51 FTEs).
This school is a member of Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include West Bromwich Collegiate Academy, Shireland Biomedical Utc, Shireland CBSO Academy and Shireland Collegiate Academy.)
Particular strengths include Staff development, Pupil:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | The Pedmore High School | |
| 1.4 | Redhill School | |
| 1.6 | The Wordsley School | |
| 1.7 | Old Swinford Hospital | |
| 2.1 | The Link Academy | |
| 2.1 | The Crestwood School | |
| 2.4 | Ridgewood High School | |
| 2.4 | Ormiston Forge Academy | |
| 2.6 | Pegasus Academy | |
| 2.7 | Windsor High School and Sixth Form | |
| 3.0 | The Earls High School | |
| 3.0 | Kingswinford Academy |
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1324 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.12, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.8%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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