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Alston Primary School
Alston Road, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5UN
Alston Primary School is an academy. It has 73 staff (about 55 FTEs), including 28 teachers (about 28 FTEs).
This school is a member of Leigh Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Nansen Primary School, Marlborough Primary School, Wyndcliffe Primary School and Leigh Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Pupil:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £907 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.79, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 22.5, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 3.5%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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