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Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
Hillcrest, Bexwell Road, Downham Market PE38 9ND
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Norfolk). It has 82 staff (about 53 FTEs), including 25 teachers (about 24 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.9, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £388 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.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 92%, 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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