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Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Burr Street, Dunstable LU6 3AG
Dunstable Icknield Lower School is an academy. The present school opened in 2024.
This school is a member of Scholars' Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Priory Academy, Harpenden Academy, Oakleaf Primary, Samuel Ryder Academy and Buntingford First School.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.91, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 4.3%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: There is no staff development information for this school.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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