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Ditton Infant School

Primary · Foundation school · Mixed · Kent

Pear Tree Avenue, Aylesford, ME20 6EB

Website 01732844107

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 04/10/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

93.5%

21.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

110

Capacity used

Has space

61%

180 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

33 of 33 families who put it first got an offer

33

Places offered

99

Total applications

3.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3333● 100%
2nd preference290● 0%
3rd preference360● 0%
Later preferences10● 0%
Total993333%

1st preference success by year

94%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Kent lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Foundation school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Rachel Kreiselmeier
Address
Pear Tree Avenue, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6EB
Phone
01732844107
Local authority
Kent
Ward / constituency
Aylesford South & Ditton · Maidstone and Malling
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
118858

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals26%——
English as additional language10%——
SEN support8%——
53% boys (58)47% girls (52)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

110 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    04 October 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 112 pupils

Attendance

93.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

6.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

21.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.9%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
19%
21/22
17%
22/23
19%
23/24
21%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.