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The King John School
Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet SS7 1RQ
The King John School is a non-selective academy. It has 166 staff (about 154 FTEs), including 107 teachers (about 102 FTEs).
This school is a member of Zenith Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Castle View School and The James Hornsby School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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3.9The Basildon Upper Academy
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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: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £430 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 93%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.11, 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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