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Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, St Albans AL4 9NX
Sandringham School is a non-selective academy. It has 236 staff (about 177 FTEs), including 127 teachers (about 109 FTEs).
This school is a member of Ambition Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Albans Girls' School, Verulam School, Ridgeway Academy and The Adeyfield Academy.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies.
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Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £422 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.9%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.1, 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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