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The Thomas Aveling School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Arethusa Road, Arethusa Road, Rochester ME1 2UW · thomasaveling.co.uk · 01634 844809
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Medway 46, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,201
- 100% of 1,204 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 32.5%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Beyond Schools Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 233 families put the school first and 204 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 204 | 233 | 1.1▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 212 | 275 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 185 | 263 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 187 | 257 | 1.4▲ | 66% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 187 | 318 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.3, and 25.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Medway it was 46, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.58 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 50.5 | +2.3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | — |
| Further education | 33.2 | −1.9 |
| Other education | 2.1 | +1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | −0.5 |
| Employment | 4.2 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | −3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 students | C- (25.7) | Below average -0.30 | |
| 90 students | C- (25.7) | Below average -0.30 | |
| 59 students | Dist- (33) | Average -0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 82 | C- (25.6) | -0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 63 | C (31.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 84 | C+ (33.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 78 | C- (27.6) | -0.19 |
| 2017/18 | 65 | C- (27.4) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 89 | C- (26.7) | +0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 88 | D+ (24.9) | -0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.9 | +2.7 |
| Further education | 2 | −0.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −6.8 |
| Employment | 30.6 | −4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 17.3 | +9.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +0.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for The Thomas Aveling School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jan 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (100 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 100
- 8% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (32%) with SEND