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Burnley High School
Byron Street, Burnley BB12 6NX
Burnley High School is a non-selective free school. It has 59 staff (about 52 FTEs), including 35 teachers (about 34 FTEs).
This school is a member of Education Partnership Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Pleckgate High School, Atherton High School and Carr Hill High School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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Distance
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0.2Shuttleworth College
2.6Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College
3.1Sir John Thursby Community College
3.1Unity College
3.7Marsden Heights Community College
4.0Accrington Academy
4.1Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
4.6The Hollins
4.9Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
5.3Pendle Vale College
5.3Rhyddings
5.3The Hyndburn Academy
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1316 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.27, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 11.6%, 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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