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Downlands Community School
Dale Avenue, Hassocks BN6 8LP
Downlands Community School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (West Sussex). It has 161 staff (about 121 FTEs), including 79 teachers (about 74 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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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: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.24, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.8, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £201 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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