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The Blandford School
Milldown Road, Blandford Forum DT11 7SQ
The Blandford School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Dorset). It has 133 staff (about 101 FTEs), including 69 teachers (about 62 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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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.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.5, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.2, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £178 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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