School profile

The Turing School

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ

Requires improvement

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Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#3,237 of 3,312

Worse than 97% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

The Turing School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 10 Feb 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
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

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages11 to 16
Pupils771 of 945 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMiss Sarah Doyle
TrustSWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
Local authorityEast Sussex
Opened01 Sept 2020
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 148179.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolEast SussexEngland
Attainment 8 score31.743.746.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths35.5%63.5%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths18.8%44.1%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths2.2%10.2%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths31.9%58.6%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4138--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils771
Girls382
Boys389
Eligible for free school meals40.5%
First language not English7.7%
SEN support143
EHC plan15
Average class size21.4

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
79.9%
Other White
5.7%
Other mixed
3%
African
2.3%
White and Asian
1.9%
Other Asian
1.9%
Other ethnic group
1.7%
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
White and Black African
0.8%
Indian
0.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolEast SussexEngland
Overall absence12.4%8.9%8%
Persistent absence33.8%23.6%21.6%
Severe absence8.2%4.3%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)168
Applications (Year 7)203
First preference applications (Year 7)81
First preference offers (Year 7)81
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places945
Pupils on roll757
Unfilled places19.9%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher14.5
Pupils per adult10.7
Teachers (FTE)53.34
Teaching assistants (FTE)3.21
Support staff (FTE)32.07
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2557.3
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2547.3
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/257
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/253

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate34%
Pupils with one or more suspensions9.9%
Permanent exclusion rate0.1%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination83.6%
Staying in education76.6%
Further education64.1%
Sixth form college12.5%
Not sustained7%
Employment4.7%
Apprenticeship2.3%
School sixth form0%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

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Good
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Good
1.0 miSecondaryThe Eastbourne AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Inadequate
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Good
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1.1 miPrimaryParkland Junior SchoolAcademy converter
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Frequently asked questions about The Turing School

What is The Turing School's Ofsted rating?

The Turing School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 10 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does The Turing School rank in England?

The Turing School ranks 3,237 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 97% of schools).

How many pupils attend The Turing School?

The Turing School has 771 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 945.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.