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St James's Church of England High School
Lucas Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 9RU
St James's Church of England High School is a non-selective, Church of England academy. It has 128 staff (about 116 FTEs), including 75 teachers (about 71 FTEs).
This school is a member of The Bishop Fraser Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Bolton St Catherine's Academy, Canon Slade School and Bury Church of England High School.)
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Staff development.
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Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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 0.9%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £100 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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