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Sir John Thursby Community College
Eastern Avenue, Burnley BB10 2AT
Sir John Thursby Community College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Lancashire). It has 160 staff (about 141 FTEs), including 85 teachers (about 81 FTEs).
This school is a member of Burnley Education Trust. (Unity College is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Assistant:teacher ratio, Pupil:teacher ratio and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Qualified teachers.
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Distance
(miles)
Score Name
0.7Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College
1.4Unity College
1.6Marsden Heights Community College
3.0Pendle Vale College
3.1Burnley High School
3.2Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School
3.3Shuttleworth College
3.4Colne Primet Academy
5.0Colne Park High School
6.8Accrington Academy
7.0The Hollins
7.0Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
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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.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.41, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Excellent. The number of pupils per teacher is about 14.8, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £446 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Poor. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 91%, which is very low compared to other schools.
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