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Balfour Junior School
Balfour Road, Chatham ME4 6QX
Balfour Junior School is an academy. It has 49 staff (about 38 FTEs), including 22 teachers (about 20 FTEs).
This school is a member of Beyond Schools Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Phoenix Primary School, Warren Wood Primary School, Hilltop Primary School and Chantry Community Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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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
0.1Balfour Infant School
0.4Crest Infant School
0.5New Horizons Children's Academy
0.6Delce Academy
0.6Greenvale Primary School
0.6St John's Church of England Infant School
0.6Phoenix Primary School
0.7St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
0.7St Peter's Infant School
0.7Warren Wood Primary School
0.8St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
0.9New Road Primary School
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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: About average. Reported staff development spend is £470 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.62, which is quite low 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: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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