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William Edwards School
Stifford Clays Road, Stifford Clays, Grays RM16 3NJ
William Edwards School is a non-selective academy. It has 108 staff (about 96 FTEs), including 74 teachers (about 68 FTEs).
This school is a member of South West Essex Community Education Trust Limited. (Other schools in this trust include Orsett Heath Academy and Marshalls Park Academy.)
Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio, Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £232 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 3.3%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.09, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 90%, 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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