Turner Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 6 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 145923
- Address
- Tile Kiln Lane, Cheriton, CT19 4PB
- Website
- www.turnerfreeschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1020 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.5%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.9%
White British 81.6%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 4.5%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other Asian 2.5%
African 1.3%
Other 1.1%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.5
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.23
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 25 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 4 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 8 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 167 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 167 |
Admissions
Turner Free School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 233
- 3rd preference
- 102
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 93 84 |
| Year 8 | 178 79 99 |
| Year 9 | 168 88 80 |
| Year 10 | 176 90 86 |
| Year 11 | 169 102 67 |
| Year 12 | 88 40 48 |
| Year 13 | 64 20 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.0% 3.0% |