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Our Lady's RC High School
Alworth Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester M9 0RP
Our Lady's RC High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Manchester). It has 149 staff (about 130 FTEs), including 72 teachers (about 71 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Qualified teachers, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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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.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £440 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.24, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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