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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Inverary Road, Wroughton, Swindon SN4 9DJ
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is a non-selective academy. It has 191 staff (about 158 FTEs), including 102 teachers (about 93 FTEs).
This school is a member of The White Horse Federation. (Other schools in this trust include Devizes School, Melksham Oak Community School, John Madejski Academy and Whitelands Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Staff development.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | The Commonweal School | |
| 1.4 | The Deanery CE Academy | |
| 2.2 | Lawn Manor Academy | |
| 2.2 | UTC Swindon | |
| 2.7 | St Joseph's Catholic College | |
| 3.0 | Lydiard Park Academy | |
| 3.4 | The Dorcan Academy | |
| 3.5 | Swindon Academy | |
| 3.5 | Nova Hreod Academy | |
| 4.5 | Kingsdown School | |
| 4.8 | Royal Wootton Bassett Academy | |
| 5.2 | Bradon Forest School |
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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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.31, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.3, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £229 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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