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Harlington Upper School
Goswell End Road, Harlington, Dunstable LU5 6NX
Harlington Upper School is a non-selective academy. It has 152 staff (about 111 FTEs), including 79 teachers (about 73 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £373 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.7%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.12, 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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