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St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Dale Valley Road, Oakdale, Poole BH15 3HY
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole is a non-selective, Christian secondary school maintained by the local authority (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole). It has 137 staff (about 109 FTEs), including 71 teachers (about 66 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.23, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £245 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.5%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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