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Smithills School
Smithills Dean Road, Smithills School, Bolton BL1 6JS
Smithills School is a non-selective academy. It has 138 staff (about 120 FTEs), including 67 teachers (about 66 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development, Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.27, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2.6%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £82 per teacher per year, 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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