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The Grove Junior School
Dark Lane, Harpenden AL5 1QB
The Grove Junior School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Hertfordshire). It has 50 staff (about 33 FTEs), including 25 teachers (about 18 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
0.1The Grove Infant and Nursery School
0.4High Beeches Primary School
0.5Crabtree Infants' School
0.5Crabtree Junior School
0.6St Dominic Catholic Primary School
0.9Harpenden Academy
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1.1Manland Primary School
1.3Sauncey Wood Primary School
1.7The Lea Primary School and Nursery
1.7Roundwood Primary School
1.7St Helen's Church of England Primary School
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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: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 19.6, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £512 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.59, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 94%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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