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Thurston Community College
Norton Road, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds IP31 3PB
Thurston Community College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Suffolk). It has 178 staff (about 142 FTEs), including 101 teachers (about 91 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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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: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.21, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £137 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 19.1, which is very high compared to other schools.
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