Eastbourne school receives ‘requires improvement’ rating following its first Ofsted inspection

The inspection of The Turing School in Larkspur Drive was published on September 8 with the Swale Academies Trust school also receiving a ‘requires improvement’ rating for the quality of education.

The school, which opened in September 2021 in the former site of Causeway School, did receive ‘good’ ratings for behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

In the report it says: “Pupils, parents and staff talk enthusiastically about significant improvements over the past few years. Leaders are passionately committed to the school’s core values of aspiration, respect, diversity and innovation.”

Inspectors said the school sets high expectation of pupil's behaviour and an effective personal development programme supports pupils’ welfare, well-being and mental health.

The curriculum is carefully sequenced to be ambitious, developmental and hierarchical, and disadvantaged pupils are supported in their learning, according to the report.

Inspectors found that teachers’ subject knowledge was strong and they are passionate about their subjects.

Despite this, the report says some pupils’ reading skills are not yet fully developed and this occasionally limits their vocabulary and writing.