The Turing School

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Eastbourne, East Sussex
BN23 8EJ
Composite score
43.2

The Turing School at a glance

Located in Eastbourne, East Sussex, The Turing School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. The school educates roughly 765 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' when it was last inspected in February 2026. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 34.6 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 4.6 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

27% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 47% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering The Turing School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#3,016
National rank
#448
In South East
#23
In East Sussex
Top 95%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
34.6
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
27%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
47%
% EBacc grade 5+
3%
EBacc average points score
2.90

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 10/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Needs attention
Safeguarding standards
Met

School profile

Pupils on roll 765 % FSM ever-6 40.5% % EAL 7.6% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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