Aylesford School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Aylesford, Kent
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Aylesford School is a secondary school in Aylesford, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Aylesford School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in all 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Year 7 2026 drew 88 first-choice applications for 166 offers, and 78 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 20% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was D+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 916 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils embrace countless opportunities to develop positive character traits.”
- “The school actively fosters courage, confidence and resilience, alongside other aspects of character development.”
- “Staff reward pupils’ efforts, and pupils relish this positive reinforcement.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils do not learn as well as they should because the recent improvements to the school’s curriculum are not fully embedded.”
- “The school’s published outcomes in 2024 were well below national averages.”
- “This was due to weaknesses in the legacy curriculum, the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and some turbulence in staffing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 20% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 88 first-preference applications, 166 offers in total, 88 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- The Malling School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Holmesdale School 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Simon Stock Catholic School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Maplesden Noakes School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Maidstone Grammar School for Girls 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Augustine Academy 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakwood Park Grammar School 2.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Invicta Grammar School 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published