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North Durham Academy
High Street, Stanley DH9 0TW
North Durham Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 81 staff (about 78 FTEs), including 50 teachers (about 49 FTEs).
This school is a member of New College Durham Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Consett Academy and Wellfield School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Pupil:teacher ratio.
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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: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1536 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 0.29, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.7, which is quite high 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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