The Towers School
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The Towers School | |
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Address | |
Faversham Road , , TN24 9AL | |
Information | |
Type | Academy |
Department for Education URN | 136583 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Richard Billings |
Gender | Coeducational |
Age | 11 to 19 |
Houses | Barton, Harvey, Weil and Furley |
Colour(s) | Blue, Yellow |
Website | http://www.towers.kent.sch.uk/ |
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2014) |
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.