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Firs Primary School is an academy. It has 63 staff (about 49 FTEs), including 21 teachers (about 19 FTEs). The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Derby St Chad's CofE Nursery and Infant School, Hardwick Primary School, St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School and St James' Church of England Aided Junior School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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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 £1872 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 0.9, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 20.8, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 5.7%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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