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St Joseph's RC High School
Sefton Lane, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6HW
St Joseph's RC High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Bolton). It has 109 staff (about 98 FTEs), including 63 teachers (about 60 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Pupil:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £474 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.23, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.2, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.8%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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