Brockhill Park Performing Arts CollegeTurner Free School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College and Turner Free School are secondary schools.
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Turner Free School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Turner Free School is ahead on our composite score.
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College was judged the expected standard and Turner Free School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 36.1 for Brockhill Park Performing Arts College and 39.4 for Turner Free School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Brockhill Park Performing Arts College (38.5 in 2021-22, 36.1 in 2025-26) and has risen at Turner Free School (37.4 in 2022-23, 39.4 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | HytheBrockhill Park Performing Arts College | FolkestoneTurner Free School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D42/100 | D48/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 88th of 102 in Kent | 74th of 102 in Kent Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,314 | 997 | |
| Capacity | 1,384 | 1,260 | |
| Location | Hythe, CT21 4HL | Folkestone, CT19 4PB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 36.1 | 39.4 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 16.6% | 29.7% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 41.9% | 55.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 217 | 175 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 56 | 47 | |
| A-level average points | 18.1 | 24.1 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | D- | D+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 17.4 | 25.6 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,358 | 1,020 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 33.6% | 44.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 4.5% | 7.8% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 18.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 5.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.6% | 7.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.8% | 23.8% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Turner Free School
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