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Heathwood Lower School
Heath Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3AU
Heathwood Lower School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Central Bedfordshire). It has 49 staff (about 27 FTEs), including 10 teachers (about 8 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 1.16, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £329 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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