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Darrick Wood School
Lovibonds Avenue, Orpington BR6 8ER
Darrick Wood School is a non-selective academy. It has 170 staff (about 137 FTEs), including 88 teachers (about 76 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Staff development, Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies.
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2.7The Ravensbourne School
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3.0Bullers Wood School
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3.6Charles Darwin School
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £620 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.27, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2.5%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 21.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
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