The Turing School
Larkspur Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
771 pupils · 82% of 945 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 40.5%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. 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 | 34.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.4% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.48 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 168 | 81 | 203 | 117 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 176 | 78 | 173 | 105 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 181 | 99 | 195 | 126 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 179 | 88 | 196 | 119 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 177 | 82 | 173 | 104 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 137 | 67 | 149 | 83 |
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 Eastbourne Academy 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Catherine's College 2.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Ratton School 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Willingdon Community School 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bexhill High Academy 12.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Seaford Head School 12.8 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
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.