--- title: "Turner Schools: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/turner-schools-folkestone-771576 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Turner Schools: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Turner Schools (Companies House 10084743, Folkestone) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 29 December 2017 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 29 December 2017 - Also known as: Dover Christ Church Academy; Folkestone Academy; Folkestone Primary; Martello Primary; Morehall Primary; Turner Free School; Chartham Primary School; Morehall Primary School and Nursery - Industry: Education - Town: Folkestone - Registered address: Folkestone Academy, Academy Lane, Folkestone, England, CT19 5FP - Companies House number: 10084743 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10084743) - Website: https://www.turnerschools.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/folkestone-college/ - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/turner-schools-folkestone-771576 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 58 licensed sponsors in Folkestone: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/folkestone - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 36 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: JAMES, Helen, Professor. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Dec 2024: New director appointed: BROWN, Kelly. Director change recorded on 10 Dec 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2024: New director appointed: HOVER, Richard. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2024: New director appointed: OKITIKPI, Oluwatoyin, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2024: Director resigned: JONES, Dean Andrew. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Jul 2024: Director resigned: TURNER, Lynnette, Dr. Director change recorded on 19 Jul 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 28 Mar 2024: Director resigned: HYNES, Jessica. Director change recorded on 28 Mar 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Dec 2022: New director appointed: JONES, Dean Andrew. Director change recorded on 19 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 13 Dec 2022: New director appointed: HYNES, Jessica. Director change recorded on 13 Dec 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Oct 2022: Director resigned: BUSHBY, John. Director change recorded on 31 Oct 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 13 Jul 2022: New director appointed: WARD, Grahame William George. Director change recorded on 13 Jul 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 4 Apr 2022: Director resigned: MCCORMACK, Tania. Director change recorded on 4 Apr 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Sep 2021: Director resigned: JOHAL, Manjinder. Director change recorded on 8 Sep 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Mar 2021: New director appointed: MCCORMACK, Tania. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Feb 2021: New director appointed: TURNER, Lynnette, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Oct 2020: New director appointed: TAYLOR, Mark Reynell. Director change recorded on 7 Oct 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Jun 2020: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 30 Jun 2020. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 23 Mar 2020: Director resigned: BOOTH-CLIBBORN, James Hamilton. Director change recorded on 23 Mar 2020. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 23 Mar 2020: New director appointed: MURPHY, Seamus. Director change recorded on 23 Mar 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 22 Mar 2020: Director resigned: SAXTON, Jo, Dr. Director change recorded on 22 Mar 2020. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Mar 2020: New secretary appointed: SOUTHERN, Cheryl. Company secretary change recorded on 16 Mar 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 12 Jan 2020: New director appointed: BUSHBY, John. Director change recorded on 12 Jan 2020. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 19 Sep 2019: Director resigned: KING, Jennifer. Director change recorded on 19 Sep 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 5 Sep 2019: Secretary resigned: BLEDGE, Jennifer Linsay. Company secretary change recorded on 5 Sep 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 9 Jul 2019: New director appointed: JAMES, Helen, Professor. Director change recorded on 9 Jul 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 11 earlier changes on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Turner Schools ### Is Turner Schools a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Turner Schools in Folkestone is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Turner Schools sponsor? Turner Schools is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Turner Schools based? The register lists Turner Schools at Folkestone Academy, Academy Lane, Folkestone, England, CT19 5FP. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 10084743. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/turner-schools-folkestone-771576 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/turner-schools-folkestone-771576.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.