the thomas aveling school
Rochester
The Thomas Aveling School is a very successful non-selective mixed school; we
are a happy school, a school for all abilities and a school for the local
community of Rochester. We create a culture of high expectations and success for
all students and staff. This is grounded in a supportive ethos where each
student is treated as an individual, with their needs and ambitions supported by
a great pastoral and children’s team. A student’s well-being is of equal
importance to their academic progress, the support we offer is outstanding. As
well as supporting students of all abilities to make fantastic academic
progress, Thomas Aveling provides an excellent all round education valuing
Music, Drama, Sport and the Arts highly with exceptional facilities – we regard
these subjects as providing the soul of the school and give students additional
opportunities to excel. The standard of teaching at the school ensures strong
progress is seen in the core subjects of English, Maths and Science without
affecting the time given to creative and practical subjects - students enjoy the
full breadth of experiences. As a previously designated Training School, we take
staff development very seriously. We are a leading and founding member of Kent
and Medway Teacher Training. We lead the Medway Valley Partnership of training
schools, and over 15 teachers are trained every year at Thomas Aveling, many of
whom are then employed within Thomas Aveling or the wider Trust. Everything we
do as a school is grounded in our 5 Student Virtues – the characteristics we
want to develop in all our students – Ambition, Resilience, Respect, Pride and
Creativity. Students are given a massive range of opportunities in and out of
the classroom to develop these virtues. Our website can only ever give you a
flavour of what Thomas Aveling has to offer, please do come, and visit us at one
of our Open Events to meet our fantastic students and amazing and dedicated
staff.
