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St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School
Rookery Avenue, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 9PF
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Wigan). It has 138 staff (about 123 FTEs), including 82 teachers (about 73 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Assistant:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.29, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.9%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £26 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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