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The Castle School is a non-selective academy. It has 165 staff (about 137 FTEs), including 83 teachers (about 77 FTEs).
This school is a member of Blackdown Education Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include Court Fields School, Holyrood Academy, Uffculme School and Axe Valley Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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Other schools nearby
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Bishop Fox's School | |
| 1.6 | Pyrland School | |
| 2.7 | Monkton Wood Academy | |
| 5.9 | Court Fields School | |
| 8.5 | Haygrove School | |
| 8.5 | Kingsmead Academy | |
| 8.6 | Robert Blake School | |
| 9.3 | Brymore Academy | |
| 9.8 | Chilton Trinity School | |
| 9.9 | Bridgwater College Academy | |
| 11.8 | Holyrood Academy | |
| 12.0 | Uffculme 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: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.4, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.2, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £114 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
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