Academy sponsor led · Kent

Aylesford School

11–18Ages
916Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
149319URN

Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.9 below Kent median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in KentSelective

364 applications for 166 places · 81st of 103 in Kent

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.2of 90

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

78th of 100 in Kent

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Sixth form provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Year 7

0.9 below Kent median (3.1) close to England median (2.2)

364 applications · 166 places offered · 88 named it first

2026 2.2; Kent median median 3.1
2025 2.8; Kent median median 3.0
2024 2.8; Kent median median 3.2
2023 2.4; Kent median median 3.2
2022 2.3; Kent median median 2.9; as the previous school
2021 2.6; Kent median median 3.6; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Kent median median 3.1; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.9; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Kent median median 3.1; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Kent median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Kent median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 2.6; Kent median median 3.2; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Kent median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Aylesford School (URN 118882), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	166	364	2.2	88	0.53
Sep 2025	177	501	2.8	133	0.75
Sep 2024	178	503	2.8	164	0.92
Sep 2023	178	423	2.4	134	0.75
Sep 2022 *	177	413	2.3	147	0.83
Sep 2021 *	179	466	2.6	160	0.89
Sep 2020 *	180	364	2.0	144	0.80
Sep 2019 *	181	288	1.6	108	0.60
Sep 2018 *	176	274	1.6	80	0.45
Sep 2017 *	163	312	1.9	103	0.63
Sep 2016 *	146	412	2.8	120	0.82
Sep 2015 *	177	464	2.6	183	1.03
Sep 2014 *	170	406	2.4	151	0.89

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

167 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.278th of 100 in Kent

Kent 42.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths21%88th of 100 in Kent

Kent 35% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths48%

Kent 60% England 66%

This school
Kent median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.84

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	167	37.2	21%	48%	–
2024/25	162	37.6	20%	49%	–
2023/24	143	35.3	20%	47%	−0.84
2022/23	116	39.7	27%	56%	−0.22

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Aylesford SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 37.2Attainment 8
The Malling School
2.3 km · Kent

Good2023

4.1applications per place 39.3Attainment 8
The Holmesdale School
3.3 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
St Simon Stock Catholic School
3.7 km · Kent

2026

2.9applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
The Maplesden Noakes School
3.8 km · Kent

Good2024

4.0applications per place 36.0Attainment 8
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
3.9 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

5.3applications per place 62.7Attainment 8 Selective
St Augustine Academy
4.0 km · Kent

2026

2.0applications per place 35.4Attainment 8
Oakwood Park Grammar School
4.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

3.8applications per place 66.1Attainment 8 Selective
Invicta Grammar School
5.7 km · Kent

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 70.8Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 149319 · 886/4029
Trust: Character Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,044 pupils · 916 on roll
Free school meals: 25.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2022
Replaced: Aylesford School (URN 118882)
Address: Teapot Lane, Aylesford, ME20 7JU
Local authority: Kent · Tonbridge and Malling

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources