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St Damian's RC Science College
Lees Road, Ashton-under-Lyne OL6 8BH
St Damian's RC Science College is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Tameside). It has 78 staff (about 73 FTEs), including 48 teachers (about 48 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Pupil:teacher ratio.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £283 per teacher per year, 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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.3, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2.1%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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