Turner Free School
Secondary schoolTurner Free School is a secondary school in Folkestone and Hythe, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 997 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 December 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Turner Free School was 39.4, against 44.2 in Folkestone and Hythe and 46.2 in England.
29.7% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Folkestone and Hythe | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 39.4 | 44.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29.7% | 42.1% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55.4% | 62.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 175 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- BirchwoodPupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade80 m
- Morehall Primary School and NurseryPrimary. Improved significantly, February 2025. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)280 m
- All Soul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Harcourt Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- The Harvey Grammar SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 65.2 (2025/26, provisional)760 m
- Sandgate Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Folkestone and Hythe
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).