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Balgowan Primary School
Balgowan Road, Beckenham BR3 4HJ
Balgowan Primary School is an academy. It has 92 staff (about 54 FTEs), including 28 teachers (about 24 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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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.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.7, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £361 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 25.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
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