Aylesford School
Aylesford, ME20 7JU · Kent · secondary school
93rd of 99 secondary schools in Kent we can score, 103 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.1/10 against 932 of them, against 0.6/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 20.4 · 4 | 46% | 0.19 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | -0.84 · 5 | 38% | 0.19 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 37.6 · 12 | 15% | 0.19 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 20.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 37.6, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was -0.84 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did worse than those nationally who started from the same place. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.1 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.6 out of 10 against all schools).
Beyond the classroom. Pupils participate in trips including a Year 7 visit to Howletts, a Year 9 trip to Nausicaá, work experience, a residential Duke of Edinburgh expedition, a residential trip to Orlando, Florida, Year 11 AQA Geography fieldwork in Whitstable, an ASC Girls Alpaca Experience Trek, and a Year 11 Hospitality & Catering trip to the Langham Hotel & Borough Market.
Getting in. The school has 905 pupils in a capacity of 1044 places, leaving 139 spare places. The school has a little room, but is fairly full.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils to close the attainment gap with the national median? What specific support is available for students aiming to improve their Progress 8 scores? How does the curriculum prepare students for the various residential and fieldwork trips mentioned?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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