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The Ruth Gorse Academy
Black Bull Street, Leeds LS10 1HW
The Ruth Gorse Academy is a non-selective free school. It has 162 staff (about 153 FTEs), including 89 teachers (about 86 FTEs).
This school is a member of The GORSE Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Farnley Academy, The Morley Academy, John Smeaton Academy, Bruntcliffe Academy and Boston Spa Academy.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Staff development.
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Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 99%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £190 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.9%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.13, 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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