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Fairfield Park Lower School
Dickens Boulevard, Fairfield Park SG5 4FD
Fairfield Park Lower School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Central Bedfordshire). It has 103 staff (about 60 FTEs), including 26 teachers (about 22 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.98, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £340 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.4%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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