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Downend School
Westerleigh Road, Downend, Bristol BS16 6XA
Downend School is a non-selective academy. It has 138 staff (about 118 FTEs), including 89 teachers (about 81 FTEs).
This school is a member of Castle School Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Mangotsfield School, Marlwood School and The Castle School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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0.9Mangotsfield School
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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: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.22, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.9, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £192 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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