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The Whitstable School
Bellevue Road, Whitstable CT5 1PX
The Whitstable School is a non-selective academy. It has 107 staff (about 97 FTEs), including 69 teachers (about 67 FTEs). The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of Swale Academies Trust. (Other schools in this trust include The Sittingbourne School, Westlands School, The North School, The Holmesdale School and Meopham School.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies and Staff development. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio, Qualified teachers and Assistant: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.
Staff development: About average. Reported staff development spend is £296 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.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 18.3, which is very high compared to other schools.
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