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St Joseph's RC High School
Sefton Lane, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6HW
St Joseph's RC High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Bolton). It has 113 staff (about 100 FTEs), including 63 teachers (about 59 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Staff development, Assistant:teacher ratio, Unfilled vacancies and Qualified teachers.
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Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £572 per teacher per year, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.26, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Above average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.6%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: About average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 97%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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