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Downs Junior School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Brighton and Hove). It has 99 staff (about 56 FTEs), including 29 teachers (about 22 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development, Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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0.1Downs Infant School
0.4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.5Fairlight Primary School
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0.6Stanford Junior School
0.6Balfour Primary School
0.7Hertford Primary School
0.7Stanford Infant School
0.7Coombe Road Primary School
0.7Elm Grove Primary School
0.9St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
0.9St Paul's CofE Primary School
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Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.8, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.5%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £208 per teacher per year, 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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