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The Spires College
Westlands Lane, Torquay TQ1 3PE
The Spires College is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Torbay). It has 168 staff (about 128 FTEs), including 86 teachers (about 81 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.24, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.4%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £267 per teacher per year, 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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