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Towers School and Sixth Form Centre

Faversham Road, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AL · URN 136583

Public data summary

5.9

out of 10 · 21 data sources

Coverage 62% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Pupils: 839
Age range: 11–19
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,625
Local authority: Kent

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.29
GCSE Attainment 8: 40.2
A-level average: C-
Sustained education: 29.0%
University: 25.0%

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 9.6%
Persistent absence: 33.0%
Free school meals: 19.3%
SEN support: 11.9%
English additional language: 15.1%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 7.9:1
Average class size: 21.8
Staff turnover: 8.9%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Equity

6.4

2 contributing signals

Destinations

5.9

5 contributing signals

Achievement

5.7

5 contributing signals

Progress

5.4

1 contributing signals

Attendance

5.1

5 contributing signals

Resources

7.4

3 contributing signals

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