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Brookfield Infant School

Community school · Aylesford · ME20 6PY

Ages 5–7 · 180 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Good

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-04-19

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
127

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

49

Places offered

52

1st-preference offers

49

Total preferences (any rank)
136
Preferred offers (top 3)
51
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

180 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
180
Boys / girls
96 / 84
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
180 / 180 (100%)
Free school meals
23.3%
FSM pupils
42
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Federation
Flourish
Headteacher
Miss C Smith

Location

Address
Swallow Road, Larkfield
Postcode
ME20 6PY
Town
Aylesford
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tonbridge and Malling
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–7, in Aylesford, Kent, 180 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.3%.

Open schools in Aylesford
10
Primary schools in Aylesford
8
Academies among open schools in Aylesford
40% (4)
Open schools in ME20
10
Primary in ME20
8
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in AylesfordNear ME20

  • Brookfield Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Aylesford · ME20 6PY · Kent

    Ages 7–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM28.3%

    0.1 miles away

  • Lunsford Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Aylesford · ME20 6PY · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM30.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.1 miles away

  • Lift St James the Great

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    East Malling · ME19 6SD · Kent

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM55.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Ditton Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Aylesford · ME20 6EB · Kent

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM26.4%
    • Demand0.92

    0.8 miles away

  • More Park Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    West Malling · ME19 6HN · Kent

    Ages 4–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM15.8%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss C Smith
Telephone
01732840955
Website
https://flourish-federation.secure-primarysite.net/

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