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Whitley Lodge First School
Woodburn Drive, Whitley Bay NE26 3HW
Whitley Lodge First School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (North Tyneside). It has 38 staff (about 27 FTEs), including 15 teachers (about 12 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.69, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £300 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 3%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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