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James Calvert Spence College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Northumberland). It has 114 staff (about 95 FTEs), including 53 teachers (about 50 FTEs). (See here for details of the primary school.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Pupil:teacher ratio and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 6.3 | The Duchess's Community High School | |
| 10.4 | Ashington Academy | |
| 10.6 | NCEA Duke's Secondary School | |
| 11.4 | The King Edward VI School | |
| 13.2 | Bedlington Academy | |
| 13.5 | St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy | |
| 14.4 | The Blyth Academy | |
| 14.9 | Bede Academy | |
| 17.4 | Cramlington Learning Village | |
| 18.1 | Astley Community High School | |
| 18.7 | North Gosforth Academy | |
| 20.0 | Whitley Bay High 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.
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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 14.9, which is very low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.31, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £228 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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