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John Ruskin School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Westmorland and Furness). It has 52 staff (about 30 FTEs), including 27 teachers (about 17 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | The Lakes School | |
| 12.4 | Ulverston Victoria High School | |
| 12.7 | Cartmel Priory CofE School | |
| 13.2 | Millom School | |
| 13.9 | Kirkbie Kendal School | |
| 14.0 | The Queen Katherine School | |
| 15.0 | Dowdales School | |
| 15.6 | Dallam School | |
| 16.9 | Keswick School | |
| 17.1 | Chetwynde School | |
| 17.1 | St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow | |
| 18.1 | Furness Academy |
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.41, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £234 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 11.1%, 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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