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Elstow School
Abbeyfields Road Abbeyfields, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9GP
Elstow School is an academy. It has 45 staff (about 36 FTEs), including 18 teachers (about 18 FTEs).
This school is a member of Advantage Schools. (Other schools in this trust include Queen's Park Academy and Laburnum Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Pupil:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1165 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 0.71, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 24.1, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 5.4%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 80%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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