The Turing School

The Turing School
Address
Map
Larkspur Drive

Eastbourne
,
East Sussex
,
BN23 8EJ

England
Coordinates50°48′27″N 0°17′26″E / 50.80761°N 0.29052°E / 50.80761; 0.29052
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoQuod Sevisti Metes
EstablishedOctober 1998
Local authorityEast Sussex
TrustSwale Academies Trust
Department for Education URN148179 Tables
OfstedReports
Head of SchoolSarah Doyle
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
HousesKeller, Pankhurst, Brunel, Churchill
Websitewww.theturingschool.org.uk//

The Turing School is a co-educational secondary school located within the Shinewater/Langney areas of Eastbourne, East Sussex, England.[1] It was previously called Causeway School.[2]

The school was built in 1998 and its motto is Quod Sevisti Metes, which in English means, "That which you sow, so shall you reap".

Previously a community school administered by East Sussex County Council, in September 2020 The Turing School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Swale Academies Trust.

School building

The Turing School building is a modern building featuring a central courtyard. The rest of the school is located around the central courtyard area. The school has a prominent glass bridge. The school is next to Shinewater Park.

World Record

The Turing School is one of eight Eastbourne Area Secondary Schools that currently hold the Guinness World Record for the Largest Reading Lesson in Multiple Venues at 3509 participants. The event focused on reading skills using the poem "Half-caste" by local poet John Agard. The event took place in July 2014.[3]

Ofsted inspections

As Causeway School, the school's last inspection by Ofsted was in 2019, with an outcome of Requires Improvement.[4] As of 2022, The Turing School has not yet been inspected.

References

  1. ^ "Home". www.causewayschool.org.
  2. ^ "School Organisation Plan 2021 to 2025". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 30 August 2022. The Turing School (formerly The Causeway School)
  3. ^ "Page Not Found". Guinness World Records. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) [dead link‍]
  4. ^ Ingham, Harry (2019). "Causeway School". Ofsted. Retrieved 30 August 2022.


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