- What did Ofsted judge Towers School and Sixth Form Centre's quality of education to be?
- Ofsted judged Towers School and Sixth Form Centre's quality of education as Good at its inspection in October 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
- How many pupils attend Towers School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Towers School and Sixth Form Centre has 1,538 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Towers School and Sixth Form Centre take?
- Towers School and Sixth Form Centre admits pupils aged 11 to 19.
- Where is Towers School and Sixth Form Centre located?
- Towers School and Sixth Form Centre is located in Ashford, TN24 9AL, Kent.
- How do I apply to Towers School and Sixth Form Centre?
- Towers School and Sixth Form Centre is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
- How are Year 7 places decided at Towers School and Sixth Form Centre?
- When Towers School and Sixth Form Centre has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Medical, health, social and special access reasons — Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents’ or guardians’ physical or mental health or social needs means that they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and the school; 3. Current Family Association — A brother or sister attending the school when the child starts. In this context brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, step brothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 243 places at this entry point. Tie-break: In the event of a tie breaker situation, the nearness of an applicant’s home to school will be the decider. If more than one applicant has the same distance from home to school, then a random selection will be applied, independently supervised.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Towers School and Sixth Form Centre?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 75.4% of pupils at Towers School and Sixth Form Centre are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.