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The Buckingham School
London Road, Buckingham MK18 1AT
The Buckingham School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Buckinghamshire). It has 130 staff (about 109 FTEs), including 68 teachers (about 65 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Staff development.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.24, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £236 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 94%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 4.7%, 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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