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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 118869

Brookfield Junior School

Community school · Aylesford · ME20 6PY

Ages 7–11 · 251 pupils · Kent

Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

6.0%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-05-24

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)59%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.6%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
262

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

251 pupils · 256 places

Pupils on roll
251
Boys / girls
117 / 134
School capacity
256
Capacity fill
251 / 256 (98%)
Free school meals
28.3%
FSM pupils
71
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

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
Mr Nathaniel South

Location

Address
Brookfield Junior School, 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 7–11, in Aylesford, Kent, 251 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 28.3%.

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.

  • Community school · Primary

    Aylesford · ME20 6PY · Kent

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM23.3%
    • Demand0.96

    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

  • 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

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Nathaniel South
Telephone
01732843667

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