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Our Lady and St John Catholic College
North Road, Blackburn BB1 1PY
Our Lady and St John Catholic College is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Blackburn with Darwen). It has 106 staff (about 91 FTEs), including 53 teachers (about 51 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Pupil:teacher ratio, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies.
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0.7Blackburn Central High School
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1.9Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
2.2Darwen Vale High School
2.3Pleckgate High School
2.3Witton Park Academy
2.5The Hyndburn Academy
2.6Tauheedul Islam Girls' High School
2.6Rhyddings
2.6St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, Blackburn
3.2Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
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Pupil:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 15.2, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.27, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £465 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.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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