Turner Free School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D48
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Folkestone, CT19 4PB
- Distance
- 0.1km away
Birchwood
Bowen Road, Folkestone, CT19 4FP
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
44
Capacity
14-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 1 July 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 0
- Capacity
- 44 (0% full)
- SEND
- 0.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 0.0%
- EAL
- 0.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 5.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 5.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £31,727/yr
School Information
- Type
- Pupil referral unit
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- Not applicable
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Contact & Location
Bowen Road
Folkestone, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 135462
- UKPRN
- 10025590
- Establishment No.
- 1124
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