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Cantell School
Violet Road, Bassett, Southampton SO16 3GJ
Cantell School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Southampton). It has 158 staff (about 147 FTEs), including 96 teachers (about 91 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £483 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.25, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.9%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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