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Goldington Academy
Haylands Way, Bedford MK41 9BX
Goldington Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 96 staff (about 80 FTEs), including 51 teachers (about 46 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £2913 per teacher per year, which is very 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.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2.3%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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