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Orchard Mead Academy
Keyham Lane West, Leicester LE5 1RT
Orchard Mead Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 169 staff (about 139 FTEs), including 86 teachers (about 80 FTEs).
This school is a member of The Mead Educational Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Rushey Mead Academy, Castle Mead Academy, Brook Mead Academy and Kibworth Mead Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Staff development, Pupil:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Distance
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Score Name
1.1Avanti Fields School
1.7St Paul's Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
1.8The City of Leicester College
2.2Judgemeadow Community College
2.4Crown Hills Community College
2.5Soar Valley College
2.7Madani Girls' School
2.7Madani Boys School
2.7Rushey Mead Academy
3.0The Roundhill Academy
3.2Moat Community College
3.5Manor High School
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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.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £873 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 15.4, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.16, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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