Broughton Community Schools (Infants), Aylesbury

Ofsted's report card from its 12 May 2026 inspection grades Broughton Community Schools (Infants) on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Most pupils achieve well, particularly in reading and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils attend school regularly and arrive punctually."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have established an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum that is appropriately sequenced."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years get off to a positive start."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have established effective systems to identify pupils' individual and emerging needs."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and accurate understanding of the school's context, strengths and areas for development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from a well-planned personal development programme that meets statutory requirements and is appropriate to their age and stage."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that from the early years onwards, staff design tasks that build on previous learning and enable pupils to produce work of a consistently high quality in all subjects"; "Leaders, including those with responsibility for governance, should continue to refine and sharpen their systems for reviewing and evaluating the impact of their actions to secure consistent and timely improvement across the school".

For September 2026 entry, 68 families put Broughton Community Schools (Infants) as their first choice and 211 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Broughton Community Schools (Infants) are Broughton Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 86% reading, 91% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Infant School (0.5 miles); St Edward's Catholic Junior School (0.5 miles, 94% reading, 88% maths); and Kingsbrook View Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good).

16.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 18 pupils (10.2%) received SEN support and 3 (1.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Aylesbury Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Eastfield Road (adjacent), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Broughton Community Schools (Infants) stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 162 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44), as is usual near a town centre.

Broughton Community Schools (Infants) recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Broughton Community Schools (Infants) are The Kingsbrook School (0.8 miles), Aylesbury Grammar School (0.8 miles), The Grange School (0.9 miles) and Aylesbury High School (0.9 miles).