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Highbury Fields School
Highbury Hill, London N5 1AR
Highbury Fields School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Islington). It has 88 staff (about 84 FTEs), including 62 teachers (about 61 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Staff development, Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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0.3City of London Academy Highbury Grove
0.5St Mary Magdalene Academy
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1.2City of London Academy Islington
1.2Beacon High
1.3The Petchey Academy
1.4City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
1.4Waterside Academy
1.5Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
1.5Skinners' Academy
1.5The Camden School for Girls
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Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 13.4, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 95%, which is quite low 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.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £98 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 5.2%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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