Schools in Aylesford
Aylesford in Kent has 10 schools in the catchment.school database, including 8 primaries and 1 secondary. Admissions are coordinated by Kent County Council, which operates one of England's largest selective systems — families sit the Kent Test in Year 5 to be considered for grammar school places. Three schools in the Aylesford area hold a faith designation.
Secondary admissions in this part of Kent are strongly influenced by grammar school selection results, with schools in Maidstone and Tonbridge accessible to high-scoring pupils. For non-selective secondary places, Aylesford falls within the catchment zones for schools administered by Medway and Kent councils. Three local schools are currently rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Families should confirm which authority administers their nearest school, as the Aylesford area sits close to the Medway–Kent boundary.
School demand in Aylesford
Across the 9 schools in Aylesford with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 94%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
3 schools in Aylesford have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
4 of the schools in Aylesford are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Kent, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
4 of the schools in Aylesford have a current Ofsted rating, of which 3 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Aylesford: 1 oversubscribed (8)
Brookfield Infant School
Primary · Community school
Aylesford · ME20 6PY
Lunsford Primary School
Primary · Community school
Aylesford · ME20 6PY
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Aylesford · ME20 7BE
Ditton Infant School
Primary · Foundation school
Aylesford · ME20 6EB
Brookfield Junior School
Primary · Community school
Aylesford · ME20 6PY
Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Aylesford · ME20 7JU
St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles
Primary · Academy converter
Aylesford · ME20 7HS
Ditton Church of England Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Aylesford · ME20 6AE
Secondary Schools in Aylesford (1)
Other Schools in Aylesford (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Aylesford are set by Kent and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.