Aylesford School is a state-funded secondary school in Tonbridge and Malling, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 916 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,044.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (29 Apr 2025). The published Attainment 8 score was 37.6 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was D+ for 2024/25. Admissions data records 88 first-preference applications and 166 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 29 Apr 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Sixth-form provision | Good |
Published 24 Jun 2025.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Kent |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 166 |
| First-preference applications | 88 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 364 |
| First-preference offers | 88 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 37.6 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 49.4% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 20.4% |
| EBacc entry | 50% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 9.3% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 2.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.31 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 22.5 |
| Value added | -0.39 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.79 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.02 |
| Pupils | 18 |
| Average grade | D+ |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 32.8% |
| Sixth-form college | 0% |
| Further education college | 38.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% |
| Employment | 5.2% |
| Not sustained | 7.8% |
| Unknown | 9.5% |
Cohort: 116 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 82.8%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 22.2% |
| Further education | 2.2% |
| Other education | 0% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2% |
| Employment | 62.2% |
| Not sustained | 8.9% |
| Unknown | 2.2% |
Cohort: 45 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 88.9%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
19.6 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 2.9% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 3.79% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 88.8% |
| White other | 4.1% |
| Mixed | 4.1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Other | 0.4% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
70% would recommend this school
158 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 78% |
| Feels safe | 83% |
| Well behaved pupils | 66% |
| Bullying dealt with | 17% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 78% |
| Concerns dealt with | 57% |
| SEND support | 64% |
| High expectations | 76% |
| Child does well | 75% |
| Progress updates | 71% |
| Subject range | 85% |
| Clubs & activities | 95% |
| Personal development | 71% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:45 – 15:15 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
Check the school website for term dates, holidays and INSET days.
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