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Arena Academy
Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham B42 2PY
Arena Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 71 staff (about 68 FTEs), including 53 teachers (about 51 FTEs).
This school is a member of CORE Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Jewellery Quarter Academy, Rockwood Academy and City Academy.)
Particular strengths include Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 14.9, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £453 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.5%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.08, which is very low compared to other schools.
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