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School of Science and Technology Maidstone
New Cut Road, Maidstone ME14 5GQ
School of Science and Technology Maidstone is a non-selective free school. It has 77 staff (about 67 FTEs), including 44 teachers (about 42 FTEs). The present school opened in 2020.
This school is a member of Valley Invicta Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Valley Park School, Invicta Grammar School and The Lenham School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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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 £527 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.19, 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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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