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Aylesford School Warwick

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Requires improvement

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 1 April 2025

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At a glance

1,065 pupils · 76% of 1,399 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
26% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.aylesfordschool.org.uk
URN
137770

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 92 families named it first for 167 Year 7 places, 0.55 first choices per place. Its last Year 7 place offered on distance for 2022 entry went to 2.609 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 6 years of Year 7 rounds we hold, 2021 to 2026. At its inspection on 1 April 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 11% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.94 first-choice applications per place

17 places offered · 16 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.55 first-choice applications per place

167 places offered · 92 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2022 entry)

Cat 5 (In Area)
0.3 miles

2022 is the most recent year we hold a cutoff for this school. It describes that year, not 2026.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 7

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2022 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 2.609 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

28 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
32%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
4%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
100
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

200 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
39.9
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
50.5%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
32%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.5
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) C
31.4
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school39.9
Median of its 12 closest peers45.5
Warwickshire average50
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Dene Magna and Sixth FormMitcheldean · 47 miles awayGood52.6
The Cedars AcademyLeicester · 35 miles awayGood45.1
Brimsham Green SchoolBristol · 61 miles awayGood (2019)44.9
Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston AcademyCowes · 105 miles awayGood42.7
Kingsdown SchoolSwindon · 47 miles awayGood41.4
Redmoor AcademyHinckley · 21 miles awayExpected standard47.9
Ashton Park SchoolBristol · 72 miles awayGood45.8
The Thomas Alleyne AcademyStevenage · 64 miles awayNo current grade48
Parkside SchoolBradford · 108 miles awayUrgent improvement36.7
Moorside High SchoolManchester · 91 miles awayExpected standard41.8
Priestlands SchoolLymington · 105 miles awayGood48.8
Reigate SchoolReigate · 94 miles awayGood52.4

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 74% (Warwickshire 68%, England 59%) · Any other White background 7% (Warwickshire 7%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 4% (Warwickshire 7%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 3% (Warwickshire 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Warwickshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Warwickshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Warwickshire 2%, England 3%) · Not recorded 1% (Warwickshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Warwickshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Warwickshire 1%, England 1%) · Black African 1% (Warwickshire 2%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 1% (Warwickshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Warwickshire 1%, England 5%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
11%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
31.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

31.21 suspensions per 100 pupils and 4 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Warwickshire: 15.97 suspensions and 0.21 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

67.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 10.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,447; 10.1% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£8,053
Typical all-through school£7,789

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for all-through schools in brackets: Staff 78% (78%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 4% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 1% (4%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £709,000; in-year balance +£81,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
90%
Continuing in education
82%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
5%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
40%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
31%
Any sustained destination
87%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher49%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications11.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work49.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.3%18.1%
Residents in very good health59.2%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.5%62.3%
Social housing20%17.1%
Privately rented10.5%20.5%
Detached houses42.6%22.9%
Flats10.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms40.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01033255 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£352,500204 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£290,500–£471,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (72)£513,500
Semi-detached (67)£337,500
Terraced (46)£306,500
Flat (19)£180,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Year 7 cutoff distance (4.20 km, 2022 entry): 2,188 sales, median £350,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
6an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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