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Cardinal Newman Catholic School, A Specialist Science College
Warden Hill Road, Luton LU2 7AE
Cardinal Newman Catholic School, A Specialist Science College is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has 172 staff (about 157 FTEs), including 105 teachers (about 97 FTEs).
This school is a member of St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Michael's Catholic School and St Joseph's Catholic High School.)
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development, Unfilled vacancies, Pupil:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.33, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 18.2, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2.2%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £0 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
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