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The Castle School
Park Road, Thornbury, Bristol BS35 1HT
The Castle School is a non-selective academy. It has 154 staff (about 125 FTEs), including 100 teachers (about 83 FTEs).
This school is a member of Castle School Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Marlwood School, Downend School and Mangotsfield School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.21, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £228 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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