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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.4% |
| African | 1.7% |
| Mixed | 4.3% |
| Other White | 4.8% |
| White British | 87.2% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 50% |
| Local authority average | 47% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 20% |
| Local authority average | 47% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 37.6 |
| Local authority average | 46.7 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.31 |
| Local authority average | 4.18 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |