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Cottenham Village College
High Street, Cottenham, Cambridge CB24 8UA
Cottenham Village College is a non-selective academy. It has 94 staff (about 72 FTEs), including 48 teachers (about 44 FTEs).
This school is a member of Astrea Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Ivo Academy, Longsands Academy, Ernulf Academy, Astrea Academy Woodfields and Astrea Academy Sheffield.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £530 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.17, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.5%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 93%, 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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