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The Firs Lower School
Station Road, Ampthill, Bedford MK45 2QR
The Firs Lower School is an academy. It has 64 staff (about 31 FTEs), including 14 teachers (about 12 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio.
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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.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1293 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.97, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 24.1, which is very high compared to other schools.
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