Aylesford School

State-Funded School

aylesford-school-kent-south-east-149319

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

Maidstone and MallingConstituency

ME20 7JUPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Aylesford School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Kent, South East.

It currently serves 916 pupils. Aylesford School is part of CHARACTER EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 20.4%
EBacc average point score: 3.31

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

916

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 916
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: CHARACTER EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Jun 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
31 May 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.