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Charles Darwin School
Jail Lane, Biggin Hill, Westerham TN16 3AU
Charles Darwin School is a non-selective academy. It has 162 staff (about 129 FTEs), including 89 teachers (about 82 FTEs).
This school is a member of Inicio Educational Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Bullers Wood School for Boys, Bullers Wood School and Chislehurst School for Girls.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio, Staff development and Qualified teachers.
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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: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £208 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.1, 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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