The Thomas Aveling School

State-Funded School

the-thomas-aveling-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Chatham and AylesfordConstituency

ME1 2UWPostcode

2.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Thomas Aveling School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,201 pupils. The Thomas Aveling School is part of BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 25.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.58

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,201

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

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: Average
Total pupils: 1,201
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 14 September 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.