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Merley First School
Oakley Straight, Merley, Wimborne BH21 1SD
Merley First School is an academy. It has 45 staff (about 30 FTEs), including 15 teachers (about 14 FTEs).
This school is a member of Initio Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne, Allenbourn Middle School, Hayeswood First School, St Michael's Church of England Middle School and Colehill First School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
1.0St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne
1.6Wimborne First School and Nursery
1.7Hayeswood First School
1.8Colehill First School
1.9Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
1.9Broadstone First School
2.0Pamphill Church of England First School
2.1Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School
2.4Springdale First School
2.4Rushcombe First School
2.5Henbury View First School
2.6Ad Astra Infant 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.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.86, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £353 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 25.4, which is very high compared to other schools.
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