The Turing School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 6 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 148179
- Address
- Larkspur Drive, BN23 8EJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 765 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.8%
- Persistent absence
- 40.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.9%
White British 80.5%
Mixed 6%
Other White 5.2%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other Asian 2.1%
African 1.6%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.5
Local authority average 43
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.89
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Dance | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 122 |
Admissions
The Turing School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 162 86 76 |
| Year 8 | 177 95 82 |
| Year 9 | 157 73 84 |
| Year 10 | 143 78 65 |
| Year 11 | 126 65 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 44.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 14.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 24.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 3.6% 3.0% |