Ditton Infant School
Pear Tree Avenue, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Claire Lewer
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 110
- URN
- 118858
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732844107
About this school
Ditton Infant School is a foundation primary school in Aylesford. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 110 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ditton Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Ditton Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 165 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ditton Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 28.2% | 110 | — |
| Ditton Church of England Junior School | 44% | 6.8% | 25.8% | 211 | 0.1 miles |
| Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford | 70% | 4.3% | 25.1% | 398 | 0.5 miles |
| Brookfield Junior School | 63% | 6% | 31% | 251 | 0.8 miles |
| Brookfield Infant School | — | 5.4% | 23.5% | 180 | 0.8 miles |
| Lunsford Primary School | 35% | 5.5% | 26% | 202 | 0.9 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.17%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.49%
- Persistent absence
- 21.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ditton Church of England Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Aylesford
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Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford0.5 miles
Primary · Aylesford
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Brookfield Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Aylesford
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Brookfield Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Aylesford
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Lunsford Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Aylesford
Other schools in Aylesford
- Brookfield Infant School Primary
- Brookfield Junior School Primary
- Ditton Church of England Junior 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 ages does Ditton Infant School teach?
- Ditton Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Aylesford.
- Who is the headteacher of Ditton Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ditton Infant School is Claire Lewer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ditton Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ditton Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ditton Infant School?
- Ditton Infant School has 110 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Ditton Infant School full?
- Ditton Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 110 on roll (61%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ditton Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ditton Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ditton Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ditton Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Ditton Infant School's absence rate?
- Ditton Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ditton Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ditton Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 30 June 2026.