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Shefford Lower School
School Lane, Shefford SG17 5XA
Shefford Lower School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Central Bedfordshire). It has 98 staff (about 62 FTEs), including 26 teachers (about 21 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 1.23, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £439 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 21.2, which is roughly average 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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