Aylesford School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 149319
- Address
- Teapot Lane, ME20 7JU
- Website
- www.aylesford.kent.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 905 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.1%
White British 87.2%
Other White 4.8%
Mixed 4.3%
African 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.5
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.3
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 2 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 4 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 162 |
Admissions
Aylesford School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 160
- 3rd preference
- 104
- From another Local Authority
- 80
Offers
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 99 77 |
| Year 8 | 178 88 90 |
| Year 9 | 175 100 75 |
| Year 10 | 169 96 73 |
| Year 11 | 162 86 76 |
| Year 12 | 19 8 11 |
| Year 13 | 26 7 19 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 9.0% 3.0% 3.0% |