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St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Biddick Lane, Washington NE38 8AF
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has 146 staff (about 133 FTEs), including 104 teachers (about 97 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio 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.
Unfilled vacancies: About average. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0.7%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £273 per teacher per year, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.1, 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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