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Boldon School
New Road, Boldon Colliery NE35 9DZ
Boldon School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (South Tyneside). It has 123 staff (about 111 FTEs), including 71 teachers (about 68 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Unfilled vacancies.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.22, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.5%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £127 per teacher per year, 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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