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The Nelson Thomlinson School
High Street, Wigton CA7 9PX
The Nelson Thomlinson School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Cumberland). It has 139 staff (about 115 FTEs), including 79 teachers (about 69 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.32, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £243 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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