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Lorton School
High Lorton, Cockermouth CA13 9UL
Lorton School is an academy. It has 17 staff (about 9 FTEs), including 7 teachers (about 5 FTEs).
This school is a member of The Good Shepherd Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Braithwaite CofE Primary School, Dean CofE School, Kirkland Church of England Academy, Ellenborough Academy and Threlkeld CofE Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
3.4Eaglesfield Paddle CofE Primary Academy
3.6All Saints' CofE School
3.9Fairfield Primary School
4.7Braithwaite CofE Primary School
5.3Dean CofE School
5.7St Bridget's CofE School
5.7Bassenthwaite Primary School
5.8Bridekirk Dovenby CofE Primary School
6.3Broughton Primary School
7.4Kirkland Church of England Academy
7.4St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School
7.6Derwent Vale Primary and Nursery School
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 12, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £193 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.48, which is very low compared to other schools.
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