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Downs Infant School
Ditchling Road, Brighton BN1 6JA
Downs Infant School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Brighton and Hove). It has 54 staff (about 33 FTEs), including 19 teachers (about 14 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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Distance
(miles)
Score Name
0.1Downs Junior School
0.4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.4Fairlight Primary School
0.5St Martin's CofE Primary School
0.6Stanford Junior School
0.7Elm Grove Primary School
0.7Coombe Road Primary School
0.7Balfour Primary School
0.7Hertford Primary School
0.8Stanford Infant School
0.9St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.9Carlton Hill 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.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 1, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £690 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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