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St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Palace Fields, Buxton SK17 6AF
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has 62 staff (about 47 FTEs), including 29 teachers (about 25 FTEs).
This school is a member of St Ralph Sherwin Catholic Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy, Saint Benedict, A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy and Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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Other schools nearby
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | Buxton Community School | |
| 3.9 | Chapel-en-le-Frith High School | |
| 8.0 | New Mills School | |
| 8.8 | Tytherington School | |
| 8.9 | Hope Valley College | |
| 9.3 | The Macclesfield Academy | |
| 9.4 | All Hallows Catholic College | |
| 10.0 | Poynton High School | |
| 10.2 | The Fallibroome Academy | |
| 10.3 | Lady Manners School | |
| 11.4 | Leek High School | |
| 11.8 | Hazel Grove High School |
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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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.28, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £130 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 20.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
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