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Southcott Lower School
Bideford Green, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2UA
Southcott Lower School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Central Bedfordshire). It has 54 staff (about 34 FTEs), including 14 teachers (about 12 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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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 1.05, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £202 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 25.5, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 8.2%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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