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Thorndown Primary School
Hill Rise, St Ives PE27 6SE
Thorndown Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Cambridgeshire). It has 117 staff (about 67 FTEs), including 32 teachers (about 27 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.83, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £509 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.2%, 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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