Ditton Church of England Junior School
New Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AE
This school is closed (it closed in October 2023).
It was replaced by Ditton Church of England Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Graham Ward
- Diocese
- Diocese of Rochester
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- URN
- 118854
- Local authority
- Kent
About this school
Ditton Church of England Junior School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Aylesford. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 200 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ditton Church of England Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.30 | - |
| Writing progress | -4.70 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ditton Church of England Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How Ditton Church of England Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 24% | 200 | — |
| Ditton Church of England Junior School | 44% | 6.8% | 25.8% | 211 | 0.0 miles |
| Ditton Infant School | — | 6.5% | 28.2% | 110 | 0.1 miles |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford | 70% | 4.3% | 25.1% | 398 | 0.6 miles |
| Brookfield Junior School | 63% | 6% | 31% | 251 | 0.7 miles |
| Brookfield Infant School | — | 5.4% | 23.5% | 180 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ditton Church of England Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Aylesford
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Ditton Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Aylesford
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Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford0.6 miles
Primary · Aylesford
-
Brookfield Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Aylesford
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Brookfield Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Aylesford
Other schools in Aylesford
- Brookfield Infant School Primary
- Brookfield Junior School Primary
- Ditton Church of England Junior School Primary
- Ditton Infant School Primary
- Lunsford Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Primary
- Aylesford School Secondary
- Sports Connect Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does Ditton Church of England Junior School teach?
- Ditton Church of England Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Aylesford.
- Has Ditton Church of England Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ditton Church of England Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Ditton Church of England Junior School?
- Ditton Church of England Junior School had 200 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Ditton Church of England Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Ditton Church of England Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ditton Church of England Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 October 2023.