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Richard Lander School
Higher Besore Road, Truro TR3 6LT
Richard Lander School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Cornwall). It has 179 staff (about 169 FTEs), including 96 teachers (about 93 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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 0.39, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 15.8, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £167 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
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