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St Mark's Church of England School
Stafford Road, Shirley, Southampton SO15 5TE
St Mark's Church of England School is a non-selective, Church of England secondary school maintained by the local authority (Southampton). It has 107 staff (about 87 FTEs), including 45 teachers (about 41 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.79, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £435 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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