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Sydenham School
Dartmouth Road, London SE26 4RD
Sydenham School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Lewisham). It has 181 staff (about 120 FTEs), including 90 teachers (about 84 FTEs).
Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio, Staff development and Qualified teachers.
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Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £187 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.11, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2.7%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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