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The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Inverary Road, Wroughton, Swindon SN4 9DJ
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College is a non-selective academy. It has 94 staff (about 85 FTEs), including 79 teachers (about 73 FTEs).
This school is a member of The White Horse Federation. (Other schools in this trust include Devizes School, Melksham Oak Community School and Whitelands Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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Unfilled vacancies: Above average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.3%, which is quite low 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.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £326 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 93%, 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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