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The Thomas Hardye School
Queen's Avenue, Dorchester DT1 2ET
The Thomas Hardye School is a non-selective academy. It has 235 staff (about 199 FTEs), including 134 teachers (about 121 FTEs).
This school is a member of Wessex Multi Academy Trust. (The Purbeck School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.31, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Above average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.3%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £127 per teacher per year, 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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