Schools in Aylesford
Kent · 10 schools
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Schools in Aylesford (10)
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford
Primary · Ages 5-11 · ME20 7JU
Ofsted: Outstanding (2023)KS2: 74% expected (2025)78% of first choices got in - St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles
Primary · Ages 4-11 · ME20 7HS
Ofsted: Good (2015)New report cardKS2: 73% expected (2025) - St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · ME20 7BE
Ofsted: Good (2015)KS2: 83% expected (2025)82% of first choices got in
By type:Primary schools in Aylesford (8)Special schools in Aylesford (1)Secondary schools in Aylesford (1)
10
8 primary · 1 secondary
2,586
93% capacity used
4
1 outstanding · 3 good
2,791
205 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Aylesford
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
37.2
GCSE Eng+Maths
21.0%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
525 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +131 primary and +95 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
96% occupied · 77 spare places
Secondary Schools
88% occupied · 128 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Aylesford
How many schools are there in Aylesford?
Aylesford has 10 open schools: 8 state primary, 1 state secondary or all-through and 1 special.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Aylesford are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Aylesford was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 8 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Aylesford have the best SATs results?
Of the 6 primary schools in Aylesford with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at St Peter's Church of England Primary School (86% in reading, 79% in maths); Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford (75% in reading, 73% in maths); and Brookfield Junior School (75% in reading, 70% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolValley Invicta Primary School At AylesfordBrookfield Junior School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Aylesford?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Aylesford selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Aylesford have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Aylesford have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Aylesford?
Apply to your council - Kent or Medway, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.