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St John Henry Newman Catholic School
Scalegate Road, Carlisle CA2 4NL
St John Henry Newman Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Cumberland). It has 79 staff (about 67 FTEs), including 37 teachers (about 36 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio and Staff development.
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Qualified teachers: Above average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 98%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.8%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.09, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Poor. Reported staff development spend is £92 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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