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Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3DY
Vandyke Upper School is a non-selective academy. It has 231 staff (about 174 FTEs), including 96 teachers (about 90 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio.
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.28, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £351 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 18, which is quite high compared to other schools.
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