Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 23 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 136583
- Address
- Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AL
- Website
- www.towers.kent.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1529 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.1%
- Girls
- 54.9%
- First language not English
- 14.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.7%
- Persistent absence
- 31.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.1%
White British 77.1%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 4.8%
African 3.7%
Other Asian 2%
Unclassified 2%
Other 1.2%
Other Black 1.1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.15
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.7
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.66
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 36 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 108 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 259
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 271
- 3rd preference
- 210
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 221
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 267 130 137 |
| Year 8 | 265 114 151 |
| Year 9 | 271 129 142 |
| Year 10 | 267 115 152 |
| Year 11 | 251 118 133 |
| Year 12 | 117 43 74 |
| Year 13 | 87 37 50 |
| Year 14 | 4 3 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 35.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |