Turner Free School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Kent
Tile Kiln Lane, Folkestone, CT19 4PB
51
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 06/12/2022
Application demand
81%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
23.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
997
Capacity used
Has space79%
1,260 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
81%
1st preference success rate
155 of 192 families who put it first got an offer
170
Places offered
577
Total applications
3.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 192 | 155 | ● 81% |
| 2nd preference | 233 | 13 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 102 | 2 | ● 2% |
| 4th preference | 50 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 577 | 170 | 29% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Matt TATE
- Address
- Tile Kiln Lane, Cheriton, Folkestone, CT19 4PB
- Phone
- 01303842400
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Cheriton · Folkestone and Hythe
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145923
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 46% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 19% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TURNER SCHOOLS
997 pupils · 1,260 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
06 December 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 915 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
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 | 35.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.55 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 17% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 24.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 47.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 33.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 167 | — |
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 | 24.07 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 47 | — |
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 | 167 | 4% | 30% | 54% | |
| English Language | 167 | 4% | 45% | 57% | |
| English Literature | 167 | 7% | 36% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 158 | 4% | 25% | 50% | |
| Geography | 94 | 9% | 32% | 57% | |
| History | 74 | 11% | 31% | 51% | |
| Spanish | 44 | 0% | 2% | 30% | |
| Art and Design | 38 | 18% | 53% | 82% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 21 | 0% | 5% | 19% | |
| French | 13 | 23% | 69% | 69% | |
| Drama | 10 | 0% | 50% | 60% | |
| Biology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27% | |
| Biology | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| Psychology | 9 | 0% | 22% | 22% | |
| Mathematics | 9 | 0% | 11% | 22% | |
| Sociology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Film Studies | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| French | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 6 | 0% | 17% | 50% | |
| Graphics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
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.