Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 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
- 1559 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.2%
- Girls
- 53.8%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 75.9%
Mixed 5.8%
Other White 4.6%
African 3.8%
Other Asian 2.1%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Other Black 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 66%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.6
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.74
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 50 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 92 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 112 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Dance | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 264 |
Admissions
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 248
- 3rd preference
- 193
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 270 136 134 |
| Year 8 | 265 126 139 |
| Year 9 | 266 115 151 |
| Year 10 | 266 126 140 |
| Year 11 | 266 118 148 |
| Year 12 | 119 55 64 |
| Year 13 | 101 41 60 |
| Year 14 | 6 3 3 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | SP 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 40.0% 58.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 19.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.5% 2.4% |