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Polam Hall School is a non-selective free school. It has 123 staff (about 88 FTEs), including 50 teachers (about 38 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
This school is a member of Woodard Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Kings Priory School, St Peter's CofE Academy, St Augustine Academy, The Littlehampton Academy and The Sir Robert Woodard Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio, Qualified teachers and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Carmel College | |
| 1.3 | St Aidan's Church of England Academy | |
| 1.4 | Hummersknott Academy | |
| 2.0 | Wyvern Academy | |
| 2.0 | Haughton Academy | |
| 2.1 | Longfield Academy | |
| 2.5 | Hurworth School | |
| 5.3 | UTC South Durham | |
| 7.2 | Greenfield Academy | |
| 7.4 | Egglescliffe School | |
| 7.5 | Woodham Academy | |
| 8.6 | Conyers 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.
Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.5, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.5, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £23 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
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