Aylesford School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- 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
- 897 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.3%
White British 85.5%
Other White 4.9%
Mixed 4.8%
African 1.7%
Other 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.22
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.28
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 3 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 15 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
Admissions
Aylesford School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 134
- 3rd preference
- 113
- From another Local Authority
- 87
Offers
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 88 92 |
| Year 8 | 175 100 75 |
| Year 9 | 169 97 72 |
| Year 10 | 163 86 77 |
| Year 11 | 144 71 73 |
| Year 12 | 28 7 21 |
| Year 13 | 38 16 22 |