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Fortismere School
Southwing, Tetherdown, Muswell Hill, London N10 1NE
Fortismere School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Haringey). It has 170 staff (about 150 FTEs), including 113 teachers (about 106 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies.
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Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £324 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.9%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.09, 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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