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St John Fisher Catholic High School
Baytree Road, Springfield, Wigan WN6 7RN
St John Fisher Catholic High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Wigan). It has 130 staff (about 116 FTEs), including 67 teachers (about 64 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Assistant:teacher ratio and Unfilled vacancies. 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: Excellent. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.31, which is very high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £32 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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