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Dorchester Primary School
Dorchester Road, Worcester Park KT4 8PG
Dorchester Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Sutton). It has 104 staff (about 60 FTEs), including 32 teachers (about 26 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.86, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £425 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.2%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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