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Goresbrook School
Cook Road, Dagenham RM9 6XW
Goresbrook School is a non-selective free school. It has 134 staff (about 127 FTEs), including 68 teachers (about 67 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
This school is a member of United Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The John Roan School, Bacon's College, Walthamstow Academy, Conisborough College and Sedgehill Academy.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.35, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £397 per teacher per year, 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.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2.1%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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