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Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy
Ashton Road, Lancaster LA1 4RS
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is a non-selective, Church of England academy. It has 210 staff (about 169 FTEs), including 106 teachers (about 98 FTEs).
This school is a member of The Bay Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Central Lancaster High School, Morecambe Bay Academy, Carnforth High School and Longridge High School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Distance
(miles)		 Score Name
0.4Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
0.7Lancaster Royal Grammar School
1.1Our Lady's Catholic College
1.3Central Lancaster High School
3.2Morecambe Bay Academy
3.4Bay Leadership Academy
6.2Carnforth High School
10.5Garstang Community Academy
10.6Saint Aidan's Church of England High School
12.6Cartmel Priory CofE School
13.0Fleetwood High School
13.2Dallam School
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Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £325 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.2, 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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