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Aylesham Primary School

Community school · Canterbury · CT3 3BS

Ages 4–11 · 381 pupils · Kent

KS2 expected (RWM)

30%

Overall absence

9.6%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)30%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
97.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.2%
Unauthorised4.0%
Authorised absence
5.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.7%
Enrolments in measure
351

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill91%

381 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
381
Boys / girls
194 / 187
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
381 / 420 (91%)
Free school meals
40.4%
FSM pupils
154
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Darran Callaghan

Location

Address
Attlee Avenue, Aylesham
Postcode
CT3 3BS
Town
Canterbury
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Dover
Constituency
Dover and Deal
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Canterbury, Kent, 381 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 40.4%.

Open schools in Canterbury
54
Primary schools in Canterbury
30
Academies among open schools in Canterbury
30% (16)
Open schools in CT3
13
Primary in CT3
12
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in CanterburyNear CT3

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Darran Callaghan

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