Secondary school

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

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  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • TN24 9AL
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,495 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 79%79%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 93%2018/19: top 93%2021/22: top 74%74% · 2021/222022/23: top 76%2023/24: top 77%2024/25: top 77%No exams

A-level results

#308 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South East

Attainment 840.6 · South East 463/10 Below
Grade 5+ English and maths29.3% · South East 44.8%2/10 Well below South East−17 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.74 · South East 4.034/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.29 · South East +0.013/10 Below+16 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry29.02 · South East 33.473/10 Below+27 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 45.3 · 195 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 39.1 · 163 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 35.7 · 141 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 36.3 · 149 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 43.6 · 211 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 40.7 · 205 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 40.2 · 251 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 40.6 · 266 pupils · South East 4645.335.7No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 26% · 163 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 25% · 141 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 26% · 149 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 43% · 211 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 28% · 205 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 35.1% · 251 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 29.3% · 266 pupils · South East 44.8%43%25%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 21.5 · 64 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 20 · 42 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 25.46 · 45 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 30.72 · 18 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 17.45 · 31 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 21.19 · 30 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 27.32 · 40 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 29.02 · 37 pupils · South East 33.4730.7217.45No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in85.5%
207 of 242 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 85.5%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st242207
2nd25024
3rd2037

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2012Requires improvement
  4. 2014Requires improvement
  5. 2016Requires improvement
  6. 2017Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Good
  8. 2024Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,538
Free school meals (past 6 years)30.2%
First language not English15.1%
SEN support10.4%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)9.6%
Persistently absent pupils32.9%

Girls 53.8%Boys 46.2%

94.6% full · 1,625 places · 228 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 151 responses (9.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school89.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved92.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 57% not applicable61.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year80.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 21.2% not applicable82.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?25.2% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 25.2% who said Yes above68.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child88.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school88.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school93.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development73.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent87.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.3
Pupils per adult10.6
  • Classroom teachers 77.5
  • Leadership 22.9
  • Teaching assistants 27.6
  • Other support 50.2

Teachers 100.4 FTE · Whole workforce 178.2 · 186 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,516
Spend per pupil£7,281
Staff spend per pupil£5,879
Reserve per pupil£813
  • +£1,269,000revenue reserve
  • +£367,000in-year balance

Grants £7,441 · self-generated £179 · premises £382 per pupil

Single-academy trust: TOWERS SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

251 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.6%
  • Education84.9%
  • Apprenticeship3.2%
  • Employment3.6%
  • Not sustained5.2%
  • Unknown3.2%

After sixth form (16–18)

90 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained82.2%
  • Education36.7%
  • Higher education31.1%
  • Apprenticeship8.9%
  • Employment36.7%
  • Not sustained12.2%
  • Unknown5.6%