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Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Glen Road, Rossendale BB4 7BJ
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a selective academy. It has 133 staff (about 106 FTEs), including 63 teachers (about 58 FTEs). The present school opened in 2023.
This school is a member of Star Academies. (Other schools in this trust include The Valley Leadership Academy, Oulder Hill Leadership Academy, Star Radcliffe Academy, Eden Boys' School, Bolton and Tauheedul Islam Boys' High School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £245 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 4.6%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.08, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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