The Thomas Aveling School is a secondary school located in Rochester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/06/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UW
Website: http://www.thomasaveling.co.uk
Telephone: 01634844809
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Medway
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Jackson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137376

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 15/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1080
Number of Pupils: 1203
Number of Boys: 608
Number of Girls: 595

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.33 Confidence interval 0.14 to 0.52
Of the 182 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 174 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.72
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Warren Wood Primary Academy
Arethusa Road , ME1 2UR
2out of 4 242 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Delce Academy
The Tideway , ME1 2NJ
- not rated 844 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Crest Infant School
Fleet Road , ME1 2QA
3out of 4 872 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Balfour Infant School
Pattens Lane , ME1 2QT
3out of 4 1,122 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
Canon Close , Maidstone Road ME1 3EN
3out of 4 1,218 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road , ME1 2UW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Maidstone Road , ME1 3EL
4out of 4 803 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
The Rochester Grammar School
Maidstone Road , ME1 3BY
4out of 4 895 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe , Maidstone Road ME4 6JB
3out of 4 1,297 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ordnance Street , ME4 6SG
3out of 4 1,983 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Medway Secure Training Centre
Sir Evelyn Road , ME1 3YB
- not rated 619 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Blue Skies School
126 Maidstone Road , ME4 6DQ
- not rated 1,836 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Rowans
Silverbank , Churchill Avenue ME5 0LB
4out of 4 2,100 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
4out of 4 2,317 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue , ME5 0LB
3out of 4 2,317 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.