The Towers School
Type | Academy |
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Headteacher | Richard Billings |
Location |
Faversham Road Kennington Ashford Kent TN24 9AL England |
DfE number | 886/4196 |
DfE URN | 136583 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
Gender | Coeducational |
Ages | 11–19 |
Houses | Barton, Harvey, Weil and Furley |
Colours | Blue, Yellow |
Website |
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The Towers School and Sixth Form Centre is an academy school in Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent.[1] The school has around 1400 students, with a further 400 in sixth form. The current headteacher is Richard Billings; the first headteacher was Geoff Foster.
The school has 4 learning communities named after notable Ashford residents:
- Barton, named after Elizabeth Barton,
- Furley, named after Sir John Furley,
- Harvey, named after William Harvey,
- Weil, named after Simone Weil.
The school houses The Towers Retail Outlet and The LRC. It also houses Ashford Enterprise Centre, Learndirect and Pitman Training.