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Firs Primary School
Firs Road, Sale M33 5EL
Firs Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Trafford). It has 117 staff (about 68 FTEs), including 30 teachers (about 27 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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1.3Broadheath Primary School
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 1.03, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £549 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 7.3%, 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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