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Caldew School
Dalston, Carlisle CA5 7NN
Caldew School is a non-selective academy. It has 130 staff (about 98 FTEs), including 70 teachers (about 56 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, 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.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £398 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.8%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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