Aylesford School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D46
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Aylesford, ME20 7JU
- Distance
- 3.3km away
The Holmesdale School
Malling Road, Snodland, ME6 5HS
Local ranking78th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
Secondary
Phase
959
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 1 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 41.6 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.3% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 10.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.4 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 80
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Higher education
- 27.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 50.0%
- Not sustained
- 18.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25E-
Avg A-Level Grade
5.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
12
A-Level Students
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 53
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 597
- Boys
- 294 (49%)
- Girls
- 303 (51%)
- Capacity
- 959 (62% full)
- SEND
- 14.2%
- FSM Eligible
- 36.5%
- EAL
- 3.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.8%
- SEN Support
- 12.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 43.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £10,640/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 89.3%
- Black African: 2.4%
- Mixed Other: 2.0%
- White Other: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
- Asian Other: 0.7%
89.3%
White British
2.4%
Black African
2.0%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 147897
- UKPRN
- 10086757
- Establishment No.
- 4027
- Trust
- SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST
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