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Aylesham Primary School

Primary

Dover · Canterbury · CT3 3BS

Pupils
381
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
7 Jun 2023
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
5 Dec 2017
Full inspectionGood
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24 Sep 2013
Full inspectionGood
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13 Oct 2010
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Dover. 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.

RWM expected
57%
+14pp
LA
63%
England
63%
64%47%30%
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RWM higher
7%
+3pp
LA
10%
England
8%
7%5%2%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
70%
Reading higher standard
24%
Writing expected standard
65%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
50%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
11%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 104.18
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
381
cap. 420
391311230
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Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
LA AVG 20.68:1
30.724.317.9
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EAL
14%
LA AVG 13.81%
14%9%3%
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FSM eligible
41%
LA AVG 27.09%
42%38%33%
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SEN
21%
LA AVG 17.42%
24%15%6%
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Overall absence
7%
LA
6%
England
5%
10%8%5%
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Persistent absence
22%
LA
15%
England
13%
29%21%12%
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Overview

AddressAttlee Avenue, Aylesham, Canterbury, CT3 3BS
Website
Telephone
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2557%7%381
2023/2443%4%375
2022/2330%2%-4.40-0.40-6.70391
2018/1950%3%-4.30-2.00-4.20276
2017/1850%7%-0.90-0.40-3.50233
2016/1764%4%-0.30+3.40-1.40230
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2570%24%65%9%65%26%74%50%103.0102.0100.021%
2023/2453%16%66%7%49%16%66%33%101.0100.097.021%
2022/2348%9%66%9%39%2%75%38%100.097.097.024%
2018/1959%9%72%9%53%13%72%66%100.0101.0102.08%
2017/1868%25%86%11%61%7%96%86%104.0101.0106.07%
2016/1764%18%93%14%71%7%96%61%102.0101.0103.06%

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2538118.521%14%41%7%22%
2023/2437530.721%10%40%10%26%
2022/2339129.224%10%40%9%28%
2021/2235922.420%8%42%10%29%
2020/2134017.918%8%42%
2018/1927624.28%6%33%5%12%
2017/1823319.57%5%36%6%15%
2016/1723018.56%3%38%5%15%

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