Primary school in Canterbury, Kent
Aylesham Primary School
Attlee Avenue, Aylesham, Canterbury, Kent, CT3 3BS
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection though inspectors noted concerns, on 8 June 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 382
- Places
- 420
- How full
- 91% full — 382 of 420 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 189 / 193
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Dover 006E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 12%
- Households owning their home
- 73%
- Households in social housing
- 14%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 21%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EKC SCHOOLS TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Darran Callaghan
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward
- Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- URN
- 151466
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, AyleshamAcademy converter | Good 2021 | 71% | 0.5 mi |
| Adisham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 75% | 1 mi |
| Nonington Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 0% | 1.2 mi |
| Goodnestone Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 33% | 1.9 mi |
| Barham Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 58% | 2.3 mi |
| Wingham Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 77% | 3 mi |
| Eythorne Elvington Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2022 | 68% | 3.3 mi |
| Shepherdswell Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 82% | 3.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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