Towers School and Sixth Form Centre, Ashford

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford TN24 9AL

https://www.towers.kent.sch.uk/

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,460 boys and girls aged between 11 and 19. In January 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Environment, Representation, Admissions and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Attainment, Sixth form, Destinations and Attendance.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.6		Highworth Grammar School
1.9		The Norton Knatchbull School
2.1		The North School
2.5		Chilmington Green School
2.5		Wye School
3.4		The John Wallis Church of England Academy
8.8		The Lenham School
9.3		The Abbey School
10.0		Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School
10.1		Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
10.6		Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
10.6		Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre

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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite low.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is below average, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are below average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very low.

Sixth form: Poor. Attainment is poor, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.

Attainment: Poor. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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