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Benfield Primary School
255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton BN41 1XS
Benfield Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Brighton and Hove). It has 47 staff (about 27 FTEs), including 19 teachers (about 13 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Staff development and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £2037 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.4, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.75, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 13.6%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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