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St Peter's Catholic High School
Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8NU
St Peter's Catholic High School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic secondary school maintained by the local authority (Wigan). It has 125 staff (about 95 FTEs), including 71 teachers (about 65 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Unfilled vacancies and 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 0.21, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £226 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Unfilled vacancies: Poor. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 2%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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