Secondary school

The Thomas Aveling School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Medway
  • ME1 2UW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,396 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 57%57%2016/17: top 79%2017/18: top 68%2018/19: top 57%2021/22: top 74%2022/23: top 62%2023/24: top 64%2024/25: top 74%No exams

A-level results

#348 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South East

Attainment 841.3 · South East 463/10 Below
Grade 5+ English and maths25.8% · South East 44.8%2/10 Well below South East−7.3 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.58 · South East 4.034/10 Below+7.5 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.16 · South East +0.016/10 Middle−16.2 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry25.68 · South East 33.472/10 Well below South East−19.2 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 49.3 · 168 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 40.8 · 185 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 42.7 · 177 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 44.9 · 182 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 43.6 · 191 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 43.8 · 195 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 42.9 · 190 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 41.3 · 217 pupils · South East 4649.340.8No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 22% · 185 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 23% · 177 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 30% · 182 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 35% · 191 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 40% · 195 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 26.8% · 190 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 25.8% · 217 pupils · South East 44.8%40%22%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 24.93 · 88 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 26.68 · 89 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 27.42 · 65 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 27.56 · 78 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 33.3 · 84 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 31.33 · 63 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 25.58 · 82 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 25.68 · 90 pupils · South East 33.4733.324.93No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in74.7%
174 of 233 who put it first2014 · 84.9%2026 · 74.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st233174
2nd15216
3rd1326

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2016Good
  5. 2022Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,201
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.4%
First language not English12.6%
SEN support17.2%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)9.4%
Persistently absent pupils26.5%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

99.8% full · 1,204 places · 202 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.6
Pupils per adult10.7
  • Classroom teachers 68.1
  • Leadership 9.1
  • Teaching assistants 23.7
  • Other support 36.9

Teachers 77.2 FTE · Whole workforce 137.8 · 174 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,352
Spend per pupil£7,495
Staff spend per pupil£5,969
Reserve per pupil£41
  • +£50,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,039,000in-year balance

Grants £7,960 · self-generated £392 · premises £343 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £2,791,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

190 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.2%
  • Education86.3%
  • Apprenticeship2.6%
  • Employment4.2%
  • Not sustained4.7%
  • Unknown2.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

98 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained79.6%
  • Education46.9%
  • Higher education44.9%
  • Apprenticeship2%
  • Employment30.6%
  • Not sustained17.3%
  • Unknown3.1%