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Desborough College
Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead SL6 2QB
Desborough College is a non-selective academy. It has 77 staff (about 58 FTEs), including 41 teachers (about 39 FTEs).
This school is a member of Pioneer Educational Trust. (Upton Court Grammar School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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4.7Great Marlow School
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £963 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 95%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.13, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 5.1%, 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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