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Dowdales School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Westmorland and Furness). It has 123 staff (about 86 FTEs), including 56 teachers (about 49 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers and Pupil:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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Other schools nearby
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow | |
| 2.1 | Chetwynde School | |
| 3.0 | Furness Academy | |
| 4.2 | Ulverston Victoria High School | |
| 4.8 | Walney School | |
| 5.1 | Millom School | |
| 9.9 | Cartmel Priory CofE School | |
| 14.2 | Bay Leadership Academy | |
| 14.7 | Morecambe Bay Academy | |
| 15.0 | John Ruskin School | |
| 17.0 | Our Lady's Catholic College | |
| 17.3 | Carnforth High School |
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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: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 16.4, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.18, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £96 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
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