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The Grove Junior School
Dark Lane, Harpenden AL5 1QB
The Grove Junior School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Hertfordshire). It has 50 staff (about 33 FTEs), including 25 teachers (about 18 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Distance
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Score Name
0.1The Grove Infant and Nursery School
0.4High Beeches Primary School
0.5Crabtree Infants' School
0.5Crabtree Junior School
0.6St Dominic Catholic Primary School
0.9Harpenden Academy
1.1St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
1.1Manland Primary School
1.3Sauncey Wood Primary School
1.7The Lea Primary School and Nursery
1.7Roundwood Primary School
1.7St Helen's Church of England Primary School
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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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 19.6, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £457 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.59, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 94%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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