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Thorp Academy
Main Road, Ryton NE40 3AH
Thorp Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 105 staff (about 97 FTEs), including 65 teachers (about 62 FTEs).
This school is a member of Northern Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Walbottle Academy, The Blyth Academy, Red House Academy, Farringdon Community Academy and Hetton Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio and 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 £512 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.21, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 94%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 19.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
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