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Ark Victoria Academy
Talbot Way, Small Heath, Birmingham B10 0HJ
Ark Victoria Academy is a non-selective free school. It has 165 staff (about 142 FTEs), including 81 teachers (about 79 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
This school is a member of Ark Schools. (Other schools in this trust include Ark Boulton Academy, Ark St Alban's Academy, Ark Kings Academy, Ark Pioneer Academy and Ark Academy.)
Particular strengths include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £877 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.31, 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 1.4%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 21.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
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