Turner Free School
Tile Kiln Lane, Folkestone, CT19 4PB
997 pupils · 79% of 1,260 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TURNER SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 December 2022, published 30 January 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 24.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 33.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.04 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 174 | 587 | 168 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 170 | 192 | 577 | 170 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 170 | 184 | 628 | 170 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 169 | 185 | 611 | 169 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 171 | 228 | 591 | 171 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 177 | 140 | 622 | 177 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 175 | 174 | 526 | 175 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 179 | 149 | 502 | 179 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Harvey Grammar School 0.8 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Folkestone Academy 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Folkestone School for Girls 1.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Brockhill Park Performing Arts College 5.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Astor Secondary School 10.6 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Dover Grammar School for Boys 10.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.