The Turing School

State-Funded School

the-turing-school-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

EastbourneConstituency

BN23 8EJPostcode

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Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Turing School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in East Sussex, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 771 pupils. The Turing School is part of Swale Academies Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 34.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 27.2%
EBacc average point score: 2.9

Ethnicity

White

86%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

771

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 771
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Swale Academies Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Sept 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
18 Mar 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.