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The James Hornsby School
Leinster Road, Laindon, Basildon SS15 5NX
The James Hornsby School is a non-selective academy. It has 97 staff (about 94 FTEs), including 60 teachers (about 58 FTEs).
This school is a member of Zenith Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The King John School and Castle View School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1143 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.19, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 89%, 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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