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Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive, Hove BN3 6ND
Cardinal Newman Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Brighton and Hove). It has 329 staff (about 291 FTEs), including 171 teachers (about 152 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Staff development, Assistant:teacher ratio and 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.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.6%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.13, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £112 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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