Ofsted: Requires improvement emoji_events #298 in Kent public Top 67% UK

Ditton Church of England Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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location_onAylesford, ME20 6AE

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2019

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Students

200

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Expected Standard

54%

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Age Range

7-11

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Ditton Church of England Junior School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Aylesford, serving ages 7-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ditton Church of England Junior School is a voluntary aided school in Aylesford, Kent, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 200 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #298 of 451 primaries in Kent and #9,898 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 42.3%.

In the 2022/23 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths59% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.3

Read

LA -0.4

-6.1 to -2.5

-4.7

Write

LA -0.2

-6.4 to -3.0

-3.8

Maths

LA -1.2

-5.4 to -2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading65% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 81% · Eng 78%

Maths58% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA 0.0

-4.8 to -1.6

-1.0

Write

LA 0.1

-2.5 to 0.4

-4.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-6.0 to -3.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 65%

Reading56% LA 76%

Writing86% LA 80%

Maths47% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.1

Read

LA 0.0

-6.6 to -3.6

0.5

Write

LA 0.4

-0.9 to 1.9

-5.9

Maths

LA -0.5

-7.2 to -4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-10-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-11-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-01-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-01-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2023

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.868% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2023, this school served a headcount of 200 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2022/23 (Summer term)	200	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	200	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	211	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	200	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	211	2	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	212	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	212	3	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	222	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	243	1	0.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	242	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	236	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	234	1	0.4%	0.5%