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The Turing School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne BN23 8EJ · theturingschool.org.uk · 01323 465700
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Feb 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.6
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 771
- 82% of 945 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40.5%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 168 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 168 | 81 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 176 | 78 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 181 | 99 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 88 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 82 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.6, and 27.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Sussex it was 43.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.90 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 131669)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 12.5 | −7.7 |
| Further education | 64.1 | +7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −3.6 |
| Employment | 4.7 | +2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 9.4 | +5.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Turing School on 10 February 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 10 Feb 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 131669), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131669)
Sept 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131669)
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 131669)
What parents said
51% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (155 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 51%
- Positive
- 40%
- Replies
- 155
- 20% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on 65 parents (42%) whose child was bullied
based on 59 parents (38%) with SEND