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Highwoods Academy
Highwoods Road, Mexborough S64 9ES
Highwoods Academy is an academy. It has 34 staff (about 21 FTEs), including 11 teachers (about 10 FTEs).
This school is a member of Empowering Minds Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Bessacarr Primary, Hawthorn Primary School, Southfield Primary and Tranmoor Primary.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Pupil:teacher ratio.
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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 1, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 22, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £303 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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