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Whickham School
Burnthouse Lane, Whickham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE16 5AR
Whickham School is a non-selective academy. It has 162 staff (about 147 FTEs), including 98 teachers (about 91 FTEs).
Particular strengths include Qualified teachers, Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio.
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Excellent. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 100%, which is very high compared to other schools.
Staff development: Above average. Reported staff development spend is £789 per teacher per year, which is quite 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.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 18.6, which is very high compared to other schools.
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