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The Whitehaven Academy is a non-selective academy. It has 71 staff (about 69 FTEs), including 36 teachers (about 35 FTEs).
This school is a member of Cumbria Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Workington Academy and William Howard School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Pupil:teacher ratio.
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Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0.4 | St Benedict's Catholic High School | |
| 4.0 | West Lakes Academy | |
| 5.5 | Energy Coast UTC | |
| 7.0 | St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington | |
| 7.1 | Workington Academy | |
| 12.1 | Cockermouth School | |
| 12.6 | Netherhall School | |
| 17.3 | Keswick School | |
| 17.9 | Beacon Hill Community School | |
| 22.8 | John Ruskin School | |
| 24.0 | Solway Community School | |
| 25.3 | The Nelson Thomlinson School |
Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Click on school names to go their corresponding pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.
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: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.36, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £808 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.4, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
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