Aylesford School | Secondary with sixth form in Aylesford, Tonbridge and Malling | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Aylesford School

SecondaryPost 16

Tonbridge and Malling · Aylesford · ME20 7JU www.aylesford.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
916
cap. 1,044
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
29 Apr 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Requires Improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires Improvement
Sixth form provision
Good

This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Tonbridge and Malling. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
49%
+3pp
LA
67%
England
66%
56%51%47%
'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
20%
+0pp
LA
48%
England
46%
27%24%20%
'23'24'25
Attainment 8
37.6
+2.3
LA
47.8
England
46.8
39.737.535.3
'23'24'25
EBacc entry
50%
-12pp
LA
48%
England
41%
62%44%26%
'23'24'25
EBacc APS
5.4
+0.8
LA
7.7
England
7.7
5.44.63.8
'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)-0.84
Well below average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

A-level APS
22.5
+0.5
LA
30.0
England
32.4
22.519.215.8
'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.39
+0.1
LA
-0.21
-0.4-0.4-0.5
'24'25
Average A-level grade
D+
0
DDD
'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.39
Below average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

83%

staying in education or employment

8% did not stay in education or employment

9% no destination recorded

Education73%
Apprenticeships4%
Employment5%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

87%

staying in education or employment

11% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education23%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment62%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
905
cap. 1,044
905889873
'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
LA AVG 17.78:1
18.918.417.9
'23'24'25
EAL
4%
LA AVG 12.27%
5%4%4%
'23'24'25
FSM eligible
25%
LA AVG 26.9%
25%25%25%
'23'24'25
SEN
22%
LA AVG 15.48%
22%21%20%
'23'24'25
Overall absence
7%
LA
8%
England
9%
8%7%6%
'23'24'25
Persistent absence
18%
LA
24%
England
24%
24%20%17%
'23'24'25

Overview

AddressTeapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Telephone01622717341
Local authorityKent
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone

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Finance£8264 spend / pupil£8856 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 31 Aug 2022 (was URN 118882)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2549%20%37.6Not applicable50%5.4162
2023/2447%20%35.3-0.8462%4.5143
2022/2356%27%39.7-0.2226%3.8116
2021/22Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2551%
2023/2462%
2022/2327%
2021/22Not published

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2522.5D+-0.39Suppressed30
2023/2422.0D+-0.45Suppressed37
2022/2315.8D-Suppressed47

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2590518.922%4%25%7%18%
2023/2489717.922%5%25%6%17%
2022/2387318.020%5%25%8%24%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.