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Turner Free School
Tile Kiln Lane, Cheriton, Folkestone CT19 4PB
Turner Free School is a non-selective free school. It has 85 staff (about 79 FTEs), including 41 teachers (about 40 FTEs). The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of Turner Schools. (Other schools in this trust include Folkestone Academy and Dover Christ Church Academy.)
Particular strengths include Unfilled vacancies, Staff development and Assistant:teacher ratio. Relative weaknesses include Pupil:teacher ratio and Qualified teachers.
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Distance
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Score Name
0.6The Harvey Grammar School
0.8Folkestone Academy
1.1The Folkestone School for Girls
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6.6Astor Secondary School
6.6Dover Grammar School for Boys
7.5Dover Grammar School for Girls
7.6St Edmund's Catholic School
7.8Dover Christ Church Academy
8.5Duke of York's Royal Military School
11.1Wye School
11.3The Marsh Academy
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Unfilled vacancies: Excellent. The proportion of unfilled or temporarily filled teaching positions is 0%, which is very low compared to other schools.
Staff development: Excellent. Reported staff development spend is £1480 per teacher per year, which is very high compared to other schools.
Assistant:teacher ratio: Above average. The number of assistants per teacher is about 0.27, which is quite high compared to other schools.
Qualified teachers: Below average. The proportion of qualified teachers is about 96%, which is quite low compared to other schools.
Pupil:teacher ratio: Poor. The number of pupils per teacher is about 19.5, which is very high compared to other schools.
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