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Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Topcliffe Road, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1RZ
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (North Yorkshire). It has 143 staff (about 89 FTEs), including 67 teachers (about 58 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Assistant: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.
Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £288 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.9, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.17, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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