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The Priory School
Bedford Road, Hitchin SG5 2UR
The Priory School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Hertfordshire). It has 167 staff (about 157 FTEs), including 82 teachers (about 80 FTEs).
Relative weaknesses include Staff development, Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.8%, 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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.17, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £205 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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