School Summary

Towers School and Sixth Form Centre


Boys: 652
Girls: 743
Total Pupils: 1395
Opened: 01-04-2011
Ofsted: Good
Principal: Richard Billings
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Faversham Road
Ashford
Kent
TN24 9AL
Telephone: 01233634171
Website: https://www.towers.kent.sch.uk

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CensusDate: 20-01-2022
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DistrictAdministrative (name): Ashford
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Easting: 601709
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EstablishmentNumber: 4196
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HeadFirstName: Richard
HeadLastName: Billings
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LastChangedDate: 18-05-2023
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OfstedLastInsp: 23-01-2019
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OpenDate: 01-04-2011
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PercentageFSM: 24.10
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SchoolWebsite: www.towers.kent.sch.uk
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StatutoryHighAge: 19
StatutoryLowAge: 11
Street: Faversham Road
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Town: Ashford
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"6 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"We are so grateful to all the Towers staff for the support that they continually gave our son - this led to him getting 7 GCSE a-c grades - without the personal care and constant monitoring by Towers staff - I don't think this would have happened ! Unlike my daughter's secondary school we felt that each of his teachers took the time and patience to get to know him well ! and bring out the best in him Thank you so much - our experience of Towers has been amazing ! I think Towers is a great school !","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"We are so grateful to all the Towers staff for the support that they continually gave our son - this led to him getting 7 GCSE a-c grades - without the personal care and constant monitoring by Towers staff - I don't think this would have happened ! Unlike my daughter's secondary school we felt that each of his teachers took the time and patience to get to know him well ! and bring out the best in him Thank you so much - our experience of Towers has been amazing ! I think Towers is a great school !","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Rachel Moorat","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/113541111614040573073\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVQNbIC2xgXDEdssRnekaf4KNBVQn5L79eh14c6BUvtRsY=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2017-09-18T09:04:51Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I have had one of mine who has just finished here, and one who is in YR 10, both have had no problems. Staff approachable, respect given where respect is due. Bad behaviour is punishable. If the pupils can be bothered then the teachers will push what they can out of them.\nMy daughter left here with the new grading of 6's and C's ( The 6's are B's in the old GCSE format). She has moved on to college and is in training.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I have had one of mine who has just finished here, and one who is in YR 10, both have had no problems. Staff approachable, respect given where respect is due. Bad behaviour is punishable. If the pupils can be bothered then the teachers will push what they can out of them.\nMy daughter left here with the new grading of 6's and C's ( The 6's are B's in the old GCSE format). 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That is unhygeinic.\n\nI hate him\n\nOverall I think the school is good but the principal 'boo'!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I am going into year 8 and i have had a good first year at the school. I love advisory and english lessons but the rest i dont really enjoy especially science and maths. We used to have a principal called Mr Ramsay but he retired and now we have another principal called Mr Billings. He has made lots of decisions like making the toilets for both genders instead of having them built seperatly. That is unhygeinic.\n\nI hate him\n\nOverall I think the school is good but the principal 'boo'!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Melissa Rose Baker","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/105782628538434704191\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVcpVWsgBn13ys0kWrzkKC_RNHBX4Wq6089suoZT6Yif1Y=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2014-07-31T14:01:33Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"despite the bad reviews, the towers school is an excelent one. the staff and students are supportive and are very helpful to al needs.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"despite the bad reviews, the towers school is an excelent one. the staff and students are supportive and are very helpful to al needs.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"poop mcpoop","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/102384062551720683578\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJ0L_zFdH4h8nKCUG_LUVfXg-khJYkuam4fqYb8ijsY=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2014-01-19T16:53:21Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Teachers dont care that students are being bulied the 2hour detentions are out of order like do you expect a 12year old walking home at 4:30PM ??!!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Teachers dont care that students are being bulied the 2hour detentions are out of order like do you expect a 12year old walking home at 4:30PM ??!!","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Chloe kellar","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/113016001095485174301\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUiWRdCsgw8OJcgXvXy39dfp4VGsw7eax7mSYAF168XLntD=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-02-09T16:42:00Z"}]