[1] The school is located at the former site of Pent Valley Technology College.

[2] In 2011 plans were announced to demolish the school in order to regenerate the original building.

In December 2015 Kent County Council launched a consultation on the closing the school due to declining pupil numbers.

Turner Free School opened to year 7 pupils in September 2018,[4] and permission was granted for the new build in October 2019.

[8] The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[9] and plans to open a sixth form provision in 2023.