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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote, Reading RG30 3EP
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Reading). It has 149 staff (about 116 FTEs), including 69 teachers (about 64 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.43, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £338 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.7%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 91%, 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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