Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Kent
Faversham Road, Ashford, TN24 9AL
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/10/2024
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
32.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,538
Capacity used
Nearly full95%
1,625 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
207 of 247 families who put it first got an offer
238
Places offered
813
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 247 | 207 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 248 | 28 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 193 | 2 | ● 1% |
| 4th preference | 125 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 813 | 238 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tara McVey
- Address
- Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9AL
- Phone
- 01233634171
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Kennington · Ashford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136583
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 31% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TOWERS SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
1,538 pupils · 1,625 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
15 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,373 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.67 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.32 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 54.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 66.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 266 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.02 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 37 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 264 | 7% | 36% | 61% | |
| English Language | 264 | 11% | 44% | 64% | |
| English Literature | 257 | 14% | 53% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 234 | 5% | 30% | 48% | |
| French | 178 | 6% | 33% | 44% | |
| History | 131 | 12% | 34% | 50% | |
| Geography | 121 | 11% | 36% | 51% | |
| Business | 112 | 4% | 26% | 42% | |
| Social Studies | 42 | 21% | 55% | 64% | |
| Biology | 30 | 17% | 83% | 90% | |
| Physics | 30 | 7% | 57% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 30 | 17% | 73% | 87% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 13 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| English Literature | 12 | 0% | 8% | 42% | |
| Sociology | 11 | 0% | 27% | 36% | |
| History | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Biology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Geography | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| French | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chinese | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 25% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 8% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 29% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.