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Lowton Church of England High School
Newton Road, Lowton, Warrington WA3 1DU
Lowton Church of England High School is a non-selective, Church of England secondary school maintained by the local authority (Wigan). It has 93 staff (about 82 FTEs), including 46 teachers (about 43 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.34, which is very 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.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.8%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £127 per teacher per year, which is very low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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