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Westhoughton High School
Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton BL5 3BZ
Westhoughton High School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Bolton). It has 139 staff (about 131 FTEs), including 83 teachers (about 80 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers. 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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: About average. The number of pupils per teacher is about 17.1, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: About average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.2, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: Below average. Reported staff development spend is £189 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 1.4%, which is very high compared to other schools.
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