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The Polesworth School
Dordon Road, Dordon, Tamworth B78 1QT
The Polesworth School is a non-selective academy. It has 165 staff (about 149 FTEs), including 94 teachers (about 88 FTEs).
This school is a member of Community Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Wilnecote School and The Telford Langley School.)
Particular strengths include Staff development and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
1.9The Wilnecote School
2.1Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy
2.2Landau Forte Academy, Amington
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4.5The Rawlett School
6.5Hartshill Academy
8.1John Willmott School
8.2Fairfax
8.3Nuneaton Academy
8.7St Thomas More Catholic School and Sixth Form College
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £733 per teacher per year, 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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.18, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.2%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 18.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
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