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St Mark's Church of England School
Stafford Road, Shirley, Southampton SO15 5TE
St Mark's Church of England School is a , Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Southampton). It has 107 staff (about 87 FTEs), including 45 teachers (about 41 FTEs). (See here for details of the secondary school.)
Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.79, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £435 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.8%, 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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