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St Joseph's Catholic Academy is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has 141 staff (about 115 FTEs), including 78 teachers (about 77 FTEs).
This school is a member of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Wilfrid's RC College, St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy, St Aidan's Catholic Academy and St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College.)
Particular strengths include Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | Hebburn Comprehensive School | |
| 1.6 | Heworth Grange School | |
| 1.6 | Jarrow School | |
| 1.7 | Walker Riverside Academy | |
| 2.1 | XP Gateshead | |
| 2.4 | Burnside College | |
| 2.5 | Benfield School | |
| 3.0 | Boldon School | |
| 3.0 | Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead | |
| 3.1 | Churchill Community College | |
| 3.5 | Jesmond Park Academy | |
| 3.6 | Washington Academy |
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Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £850 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Below average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 1.7%, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.12, 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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