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The Urswick School
Paragon Road, Hackney, London E9 6NR
The Urswick School is a non-selective, Church of England secondary school maintained by the local authority (Hackney). It has 87 staff (about 84 FTEs), including 57 teachers (about 55 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 14.4, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £294 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.6%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.08, which is very low compared to other schools.
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