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Ferndown First School
Mountbatten Drive, Ferndown BH22 9FB
Ferndown First School is an academy. It has 68 staff (about 41 FTEs), including 25 teachers (about 20 FTEs). The present school opened in 2021.
This school is a member of Castleman Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Ferndown Middle School, Parley First School, Broadstone Middle School and Broadstone First School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Pupil:teacher ratio and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £596 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.73, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 25.2, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 6.5%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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