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Portobello Primary School
Tamerton Drive, Birtley, Chester le Street DH3 2LY
Portobello Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Gateshead). It has 23 staff (about 17 FTEs), including 8 teachers (about 8 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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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.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £649 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 0.66, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 24.5, which is very high compared to other schools.
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