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Spires Academy
Bredlands Lane, Sturry, Canterbury CT2 0HD
Spires Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 83 staff (about 71 FTEs), including 43 teachers (about 42 FTEs).
This school is a member of Education for the 21St Century. (Other schools in this trust include Coopers School, The Ravensbourne School and Eden Park High School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Staff development, Pupil:teacher ratio and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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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: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £426 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.3, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.28, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 87%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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