The Turing School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 7 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
- 731 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.5%
- Persistent absence
- 44.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 77.2%
Unclassified 6.6%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 5.1%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other 1.5%
African 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.75
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.2
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.86
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 126 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 127 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
The Turing School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 181
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 97 83 |
| Year 8 | 159 76 83 |
| Year 9 | 134 73 61 |
| Year 10 | 129 67 62 |
| Year 11 | 129 63 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 85.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 57.0% 42.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 20.0% 27.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |