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Milefield Primary School
Milefield Lane, Grimethorpe, Barnsley S72 7BH
Milefield Primary School is an academy. It has 38 staff (about 30 FTEs), including 14 teachers (about 14 FTEs). The present school opened in 2021.
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £626 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.73, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 93%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 6.3%, 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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