Aylesford School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D43
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Aylesford, ME20 7JU
- Distance
- 2.4km away
The Malling School
Beech Road, East Malling, West Malling, ME19 6DH
Local ranking54th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1003
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 39.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 26.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 158
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 32.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 29.0%
- Not sustained
- 12.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 149
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1046
- Boys
- 573 (55%)
- Girls
- 478 (45%)
- Capacity
- 1003 (105% full)
- SEND
- 25.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 30.6%
- EAL
- 1.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 16.4%
- SEN Support
- 9.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 12.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,331/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.0%
- White Other: 2.4%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
91.0%
White British
2.4%
White Other
1.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Beech Road
West Malling, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 118897
- UKPRN
- 10006748
- Establishment No.
- 5425
- Trust
- The Malling Holmesdale Federation
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