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Paxton Academy Sports And Science
843 London Road, Thornton Heath CR7 6AW
Paxton Academy Sports And Science is a free school. It has 23 staff (about 20 FTEs), including 9 teachers (about 9 FTEs).
This school is a member of Wandle Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Fircroft Primary School, Ravenstone Primary School, Chesterton Primary School and Thomson House School.)
Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio, Qualified teachers and Staff development.
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Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £454 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.62, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 3.7%, 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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