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Sir John Talbot's School
Prees Road, Whitchurch SY13 2BY
Sir John Talbot's School is a non-selective academy. It has 83 staff (about 79 FTEs), including 53 teachers (about 51 FTEs).
This school is a member of Marches Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Grove School, Shrewsbury Academy, The Marches School and Idsall School.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies.
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Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £400 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 67%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.12, 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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