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Watling Lower School
Bull Pond Lane, Dunstable LU6 3BJ
Watling Lower School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Central Bedfordshire). It has 37 staff (about 23 FTEs), including 7 teachers (about 7 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Pupil:teacher ratio.
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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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 1.73, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £377 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 26.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 87%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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