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St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
37 Ash Drive, Wardley, Swinton, Manchester M27 9QP
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Salford). It has 184 staff (about 171 FTEs), including 121 teachers (about 118 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Above average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.1%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.14, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £141 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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