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Beacon Hill Community School
Market Square, Aspatria, Wigton CA7 3EZ
Beacon Hill Community School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Cumberland). It has 39 staff (about 25 FTEs), including 22 teachers (about 12 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.25, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £340 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 3%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 92%, 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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