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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole
Devon Road, Poole BH15 3QQ
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole is a , Roman Catholic academy. It has 56 staff (about 34 FTEs), including 20 teachers (about 18 FTEs).
Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £502 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.59, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.9%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 93%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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