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The Linden Academy
Osborne Road, Luton LU1 3HJ
The Linden Academy is a free school. It has 54 staff (about 46 FTEs), including 27 teachers (about 26 FTEs).
This school is a member of Advantage Schools. (Other schools in this trust include The Vale Academy, The Rushmere Park Academy, Elstow School, Laburnum Primary School and Queen's Park Academy.)
Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £406 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.41, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 6.8%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 87%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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