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King James's School
King James Road, Knaresborough HG5 8EB
King James's School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (North Yorkshire). It has 212 staff (about 171 FTEs), including 107 teachers (about 91 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Staff development, Unfilled vacancies, Pupil:teacher ratio and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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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: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.19, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.6, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.1%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £73 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
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