Secondary school

Aylesford School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • ME20 7JU
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,868 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 88%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 99%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 90%2021/22: top 94%2022/23: top 81%81% · 2022/232023/24: top 92%2024/25: top 88%No exams

Against South East

Attainment 837.6 · South East 462/10 Well below South East+7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths20.4% · South East 44.8%1/10 Well below South East
EBacc point score3.31 · South East 4.032/10 Well below South East+8.3 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.84 · South East +0.011/10 Well below South East−10.1 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry22.5 · South East 33.5Small cohort: 18 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 41 · 175 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 32.1 · 141 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 35.3 · 122 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 37.3 · 142 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 37.5 · 119 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 39.7 · 116 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 35.3 · 143 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 37.6 · 162 pupils · South East 464132.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 9% · 141 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 12% · 122 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 18% · 142 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 21% · 119 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 27% · 116 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 20.3% · 143 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 20.4% · 162 pupils · South East 44.8%27%9%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 16.71 · 28 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 18.94 · 32 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: withheld (3 pupils)2018/19: withheld2021/22: 29.29 · 10 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 15.82 · 28 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 21.96 · 18 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 22.5 · 18 pupils · South East 33.4729.2915.82No exams

Withheld 2017/18, 2018/19

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
88 of 88 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st8888
2nd11236
3rd8916

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2017Requires improvementas predecessor
  6. 2020Goodas predecessor
  7. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026916
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.4%
First language not English3.5%
SEN support21.1%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)6.7%
Persistently absent pupils18.3%

Girls 46.5%Boys 53.5%

87.7% full · 1,044 places · 45 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 158 responses (17.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school77.9% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school83.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved66.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 61.4% not applicable45.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year78.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 13.3% not applicable66.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?39.2% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 39.2% who said Yes above64.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child76.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school74.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing71.5% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school85.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development70.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent69.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.4
Pupils per adult10.7
  • Classroom teachers 45
  • Leadership 7.8
  • Teaching assistants 10.3
  • Other support 31.4

Teachers 52.8 FTE · Whole workforce 94.5 · 104 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,856
Spend per pupil£8,264
Staff spend per pupil£5,513
Reserve per pupil£239
  • +£217,000revenue reserve
  • +£538,000in-year balance

Grants £8,592 · self-generated £264 · premises £1,761 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: CHARACTER EDUCATION TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £404,000 · 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

143 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.1%
  • Education74.8%
  • Apprenticeship7%
  • Employment6.3%
  • Not sustained7.7%
  • Unknown4.2%

After sixth form (16–18)

37 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained78.4%
  • Education32.4%
  • Higher education32.4%
  • Apprenticeship13.5%
  • Employment32.4%
  • Not sustained10.8%
  • Unknown10.8%