Brookfield Infant School
Swallow Road, Larkfield, Aylesford, ME20 6PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss C Smith
- Federation
- Flourish
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 118484
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732840955
About this school
Brookfield Infant School is a community primary school in Aylesford. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brookfield Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Brookfield Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 178 |
| 2024/25 | 179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookfield Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 23.5% | 180 | — |
| Brookfield Junior School | 63% | 6% | 31% | 251 | 0.1 miles |
| Lunsford Primary School | 35% | 5.5% | 26% | 202 | 0.1 miles |
| Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy | 81% | 4.8% | 10.9% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Lift St James the Great | 79% | 6.6% | 51.4% | 176 | 0.7 miles |
| Ditton Church of England Junior School | 44% | 6.8% | 25.8% | 211 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 19 April 2023
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Ungraded inspection report23 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.46%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 5.41%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brookfield Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Aylesford
-
Lunsford Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Aylesford
-
Leybourne, St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · West Malling
-
Lift St James the Great0.7 miles
Primary · East Malling
-
Ditton Church of England Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Aylesford
Other schools in Aylesford
- Brookfield Junior School Primary
- Ditton Church of England Junior School Primary
- Ditton Infant School Primary
- Lunsford Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School, Eccles Primary
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Valley Invicta Primary School At Aylesford Primary
- Aylesford School Secondary
- Sports Connect Other types
Common questions
- What ages does Brookfield Infant School teach?
- Brookfield Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Aylesford.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookfield Infant School?
- The headteacher of Brookfield Infant School is Miss C Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookfield Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookfield Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brookfield Infant School?
- Brookfield Infant School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Brookfield Infant School full?
- Brookfield Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 180 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brookfield Infant School a faith school?
- No. Brookfield Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brookfield Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brookfield Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Brookfield Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Brookfield Infant School is part of the Flourish federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Brookfield Infant School's absence rate?
- Brookfield Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Brookfield Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Brookfield Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.