Aylesford School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Aylesford · ME20 7JU · Kent
Ages 11–18
- Att835.3
- P8-0.8
- EM5+20%
- Absence6.1%
1.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 118897
The Malling School
Foundation school · West Malling · ME19 6DH
Ages 11–18 · 1,051 pupils · Kent
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
40.5
Overall absence
7.6%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-03-28
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.21
−20+2
Attainment 840.5
English & maths grade 5+33%
English & maths grade 4+57%
EBacc entry53%
EBacc APS: 3.6
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence7.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.1%
Unauthorised2.8%
- Authorised absence
- 4.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 948
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill105%
1,051 pupils · 1,003 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,051
- Boys / girls
- 573 / 478
- School capacity
- 1,003
- Capacity fill
- 1,051 / 1,003 (105%)
- Free school meals
- 32%
- FSM pupils
- 294
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Foundation school
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: The Malling Holmesdale Federation
- Academy trust
- The Malling Holmesdale Federation
- Headteacher
- Mr John Vennart
Location
- Address
- Beech Road, East Malling
- Postcode
- ME19 6DH
- Town
- West Malling
- County
- Kent
- Local authority
- Kent
- District
- Tonbridge and Malling
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 124 on roll / 121 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in West Malling, Kent, 1,051 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 32%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
The Holmesdale School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Snodland · ME6 5HS · Kent
Ages 11–18
- Att835.7
- P8-0.5
- EM5+22%
- Absence9.2%
2.3 miles away
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Maidstone · ME16 0JP · Kent
Ages 11–18
- Att847.9
- P80.2
- EM5+44%
- Absence8.2%
3.0 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr John Vennart
- Telephone
- 01732840995