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Downs Junior School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Brighton and Hove). It has 88 staff (about 52 FTEs), including 32 teachers (about 24 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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Distance
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Score Name
0.1Downs Infant School
0.4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.5Fairlight Primary School
0.6Hertford Infant School
0.6St Martin's CofE Primary School
0.6St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
0.6Stanford Junior School
0.6Balfour Primary School
0.7Hertford Junior School
0.7Stanford Infant School
0.7Coombe Road Primary School
0.7Elm Grove 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: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.8, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £265 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 25.4, which is very high compared to other schools.
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