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Paxman Academy
Paxman Avenue, Colchester CO2 9DB
Paxman Academy is a non-selective free school. It has 78 staff (about 74 FTEs), including 40 teachers (about 39 FTEs). The present school opened in 2019.
This school is a member of The Sigma Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Philip Morant School and College, The Stanway School, The Thomas Lord Audley School, St Helena School and Colne Community School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio.
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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
0.7Philip Morant School and College
1.0St Benedict's Catholic College
1.0Colchester County High School for Girls
1.3Colchester Royal Grammar School
1.4The Stanway School
1.5The Thomas Lord Audley School
1.9St Helena School
3.3The Trinity School
3.4Colchester Academy
3.7The Gilberd School
6.3Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
7.4Colne Community School
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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 £619 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.24, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.2, which is quite high compared to other schools.
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