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The Willink School
School Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading RG7 3XJ
The Willink School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (West Berkshire). It has 188 staff (about 123 FTEs), including 81 teachers (about 72 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £420 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.21, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.8%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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