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Benson Community School
Benson Road, Hockley, Birmingham B18 5TD
Benson Community School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Birmingham). It has 67 staff (about 49 FTEs), including 21 teachers (about 20 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Qualified teachers.
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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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 20.4, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.74, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 95%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £179 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
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