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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 166 staff (about 131 FTEs), including 82 teachers (about 79 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers and Unfilled vacancies. Relative weaknesses include Assistant:teacher ratio.
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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 0.4%, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £304 per teacher per year, which is roughly average compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Below average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.2, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: There is no pupil:teacher ratio information for this school.
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