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Samuel King's School
Church Road, Alston CA9 3QU
Samuel King's School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Westmorland and Furness). It has 24 staff (about 19 FTEs), including 12 teachers (about 11 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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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 8.8, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £207 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.14, which is very low compared to other schools.
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