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Thomas Barnes Primary School
School Lane, Hopwas, Tamworth B78 3AD
Thomas Barnes Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Staffordshire). It has 21 staff (about 10 FTEs), including 9 teachers (about 6 FTEs).
This school is a member of Tame Valley Co-Operative Learning Trust. (Longwood Primary School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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1.1Coton Green Primary School
1.4Lark Hall Infant & Nursery Academy
1.4St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School
1.7Moorgate Primary Academy
1.8Longwood Primary School
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2.0Whittington Primary and Nursery School
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2.3Anker Valley Primary Academy
2.5William MacGregor Primary School
2.6Millfield Primary School
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £555 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.48, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 92%, 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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