Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

State-Funded School

towers-school-and-sixth-form-centre-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

AshfordConstituency

TN24 9ALPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 1,538 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.74

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,538

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,538
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Nov 2024	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
3 Mar 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.