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Coates Way JMI and Nursery School
Coates Way, Garston, Watford WD25 9NW
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Hertfordshire). It has 32 staff (about 21 FTEs), including 13 teachers (about 10 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £965 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.79, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 3.3%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 93%, 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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