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Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School
Blackthorn Road, Welwyn Garden City AL7 3JP
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Hertfordshire). It has 94 staff (about 56 FTEs), including 28 teachers (about 22 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Assistant:teacher ratio, Staff development and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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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 1.12, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £585 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 18.7, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 4.2%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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