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Parley First School
Glenmoor Road, Ferndown BH22 8QE
Parley First School is an academy. It has 65 staff (about 39 FTEs), including 17 teachers (about 16 FTEs). The present school opened in 2021.
This school is a member of Castleman Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Ferndown First School, Ferndown Middle School, Broadstone Middle School and Broadstone First School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.92, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £638 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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