Turner Free School

Type Secondary / Free schools
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Tile Kiln Lane
Cheriton
Folkestone
CT19 4PB
Phone 01303842400
Reference Number 145923

General Makeup

Number of pupils 951
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.26%
Girls: 49.74%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 40.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 78 98 176
8 95 79 174
9 89 89 178
10 103 73 176
11 85 86 171
12 28 48 76
13 Unknown Unknown Unknown

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 84%
White, Other 3.7%
Unclassified 2.6%
Asian, Other 2.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.3%
White & Asian 1.1%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
African 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-01-31
Date Description Report
2022-12-06 School inspection: School inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 17% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 38.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 251 22
Third Preference 138 4
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Morehall Primary School and Nursery
Morehall Primary School and Nursery, Chart Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4PN
0.17 miles
All Soul's Church of England Primary School
Stanley Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4LG
0.35 miles
Harcourt Primary School
Biggins Wood Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4NE
0.41 miles
Sandgate Primary School
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3QU
0.74 miles
Cheriton Primary School
Church Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3EP
0.79 miles
Folkestone Primary
Academy Lane, Folkestone, CT19 5FP
0.83 miles
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Parkfield Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5BY
1.03 miles
Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Horn Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3JJ
1.09 miles
Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone
Brockman Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1DJ
1.28 miles
Mundella Primary School
Black Bull Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5QX
1.34 miles
Castle Hill Community Primary School
Sidney Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6HG
1.61 miles
The Churchill School
Haven Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7RH
1.62 miles
St Eanswythe's Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1SE
1.65 miles
Seabrook Church of England Primary School
Seabrook Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5RL
1.77 miles
Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School
The Durlocks, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6AL
1.8 miles
Hawkinge Primary School
Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7BN
1.87 miles
Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Warren Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6QH
2.03 miles
Martello Primary
Warren Way, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6DT
2.06 miles
Capel-le-Ferne Primary School
Capel Street, Capel-le-Ferne, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 7HB
3.02 miles
Saltwood CofE Primary School
Grange Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4QS
3.08 miles
Name Distance
The Harvey Grammar School
Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5JY
0.47 miles
Folkestone Academy
Academy Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5FP
0.83 miles
Compass Community School Coastal Park
Heather Lodge, 2 Radnor Park West, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5HH
0.93 miles
Earlscliffe (Sussex Summer Schools Ltd)
29 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2NB
0.93 miles
School of English Studies
26 Grimston Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2PY
0.94 miles
The Folkestone School for Girls
Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3RB
0.95 miles
The Beacon Folkestone
Park Farm Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 5DN
1.06 miles
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Sandling Road, Saltwood, Hythe, Kent, CT21 4HL
3.65 miles
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