Ditton Church of England Junior School

Tonbridge and Malling · ME20 6AE

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 211 pupils, 29.9% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted: Requires improvement

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Ditton Church of England Junior School

General Information

Address: New Road, Ditton, Aylesford, ME20 6AE – View on map
Phone: 01732843446
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sheila Ward
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

211 pupils out of 256 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 63
% eligible for free school meals: 29.9%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (similar to the Tonbridge and Malling average)
English as an additional language: 10% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 17.5% a year (Tonbridge and Malling 17.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 41% moved to another school, 59% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 2 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Kent: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 32 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Kent (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 23.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 16 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Requires improvement 2019 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 44% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 2% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 21 percentage points below the Tonbridge and Malling average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 48% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 48%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 69% · Writing 64% · Maths 53% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 67%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 101
Based on: 45 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolTonbridge and Malling averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 21 percentage points below the Tonbridge and Malling average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 38th of 42 junior and primary schools in the area

#36Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School49%
#37Long Mead Community Primary School47%
=38Ditton Church of England Junior School44%
=38Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School44%
#40Hadlow Primary School38%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Valley Invicta Primary School At Kings Hill90%
=2Shipbourne School86%
=2St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School86%
=4Plaxtol Primary School85%
=4Sussex Road Community Primary School85%
=6Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy81%
=6Mereworth Community Primary School81%
=6Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes81%
#9The Discovery School80%
#10Lift St James the Great79%
#11Valley Invicta Primary School At Leybourne Chase76%
#12Hildenborough Church of England Primary School75%
#13Woodlands Primary School74%
=14Royal Rise Primary School73%
=14Ryarsh Primary School73%
=16More Park Catholic Primary School72%
=16St Peter's Church of England Primary School72%
=18Burham Church of England Primary School70%
=18Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford70%
#20Trottiscliffe Church of England Primary School67%
#21Wateringbury Church of England Primary School66%
#22Bishop Chavasse Primary School65%
#23Slade Primary School and Attached Unit for Children with Hearing Impairment64%
=24Brookfield Junior School63%
=24Kings Hill School Primary and Nursery63%
#26Snodland CofE Primary School61%
#27West Malling Church of England Primary School and McGinty Speech and Language Srp60%
=28East Peckham Primary School59%
=28Offham Primary School59%
=30Cage Green Primary School57%
=30Tunbury Primary School57%
=32St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles56%
=32Stocks Green Primary School56%
#34St Katherine's School & Nursery53%
#35St George's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School50%
#36Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School49%
#37Long Mead Community Primary School47%
=38Ditton Church of England Junior School44%
=38Platt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School44%
#40Hadlow Primary School38%
#41Lunsford Primary School35%
#42Borough Green Primary School30%

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2nd of 2 junior schools in Tonbridge and Malling for Ofsted rating

#1Brookfield Junior SchoolGood
#2Ditton Church of England Junior SchoolRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Brookfield Junior SchoolGood
#2Ditton Church of England Junior SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,691 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 2 junior schools in Tonbridge and Malling for spending per pupil

#1Brookfield Junior School£5,969
#2Ditton Church of England Junior School£5,691

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Brookfield Junior School£5,969
#2Ditton Church of England Junior School£5,691

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