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Waterfront UTC
South Side Three Road, Chatham ME4 4FQ
Waterfront UTC is a non-selective free school. It has 39 staff (about 36 FTEs), including 24 teachers (about 22 FTEs).
This school is a member of The Howard Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Howard School, The Abbey School and Hurstmere School.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies.
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1.1Brompton Academy
1.4The Robert Napier School
1.6Chatham Grammar
1.7The Hundred of Hoo Academy
1.9Fort Pitt Grammar School
2.1St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
2.1The Victory Academy
2.5Holcombe Grammar School
2.7Rainham Mark Grammar School
2.7The Rochester Grammar School
2.9Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
3.0The Thomas Aveling School
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.56, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £710 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 4.4%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 76%, 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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