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Biddenham International School and Sports College
Biddenham Turn, Bedford MK40 4AZ
Biddenham International School and Sports College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Bedford). It has 237 staff (about 173 FTEs), including 114 teachers (about 104 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.23, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £187 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.8%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 86%, 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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