Aughton Early Years Centre, Sheffield
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Aughton Early Years Centre provides outstanding teaching that helps all children make excellent progress. Children develop strong personal and social skills, and make rapid progress in reading, writing, and maths. The school creates a happy, curious environment where children love learning, especially in the beautiful outdoor spaces.
Key Strengths
- Disabled children and those with special educational needs make outstanding progress with excellent care and support
- Teaching is of outstanding quality with well-planned lessons that inspire children and adults who skilfully question and involve children in their own learning
- Children make excellent progress in personal and social skills, early reading, writing, and mathematical skills
- Extensive and attractive outdoor grounds engage children's curiosity and contribute to their eagerness to learn
- Excellent partnerships with parents and other providers, with outstanding relationships between staff, children, and families
Areas for Improvement
- Create further high quality, continually available experiences for children to explore and deepen their understanding of letters, words and numbers in the outdoor environment
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with children's outstanding behaviour and well-being supported by excellent relationships and high standards of care.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, lunchtime club, after-school club
Aughton Early Years Centre is an outstanding nursery school where children of all abilities make excellent progress and achieve high standards, especially in personal and social skills, early reading, writing, and counting. Children are very happy, busy, and curious about the world around them.
At a Glance
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Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
41 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
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Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Area Demand Pressure - Sheffield
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Admissions Demand - Rotherham
Places available
3,677
Applications
2,919
Got 1st preference
91.0%
Got preferred school
96.7%
Secondary admissions across Rotherham (2025/26)
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