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The Downley School
Faulkner Way, Downley, High Wycombe HP13 5AL
The Downley School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Buckinghamshire). It has 35 staff (about 25 FTEs), including 11 teachers (about 8 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1414 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.93, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 95%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 5.8%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 37.4, which is very high compared to other schools.
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