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King James's School
St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield HD4 6SG
King James's School is a non-selective academy. It has 115 staff (about 105 FTEs), including 62 teachers (about 60 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Staff development and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £450 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.1, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.15, which is very low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.6%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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