Turnfurlong Infant School

Turnfurlong Infant School continues to demonstrate solid performance, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils are happy and safe, thriving in a warm environment characterized by strong relationships and a calm ethos. The school effectively motivates pupils through well-designed lessons and engaging activities, fostering a lasting love for learning. Parents express overwhelming support, appreciating the inclusive and holistic approach of the school, which is reflected in the respectful and supportive atmosphere among pupils and staff.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a friendly and inclusive school environment.
• Strong relationships foster high levels of respect among pupils and staff.
• The curriculum is meticulously designed with ambitious learning goals.
• Children in the early years receive a first-class education.
• Effective phonics program promotes a love for reading.
• High expectations lead to exemplary pupil conduct.
• Strong personal development opportunities for pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack opportunities to revisit prior learning, impacting knowledge retention.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Turnfurlong Infant School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Turnfurlong Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Turnfurlong Infant School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.7% of pupils at Turnfurlong Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Turnfurlong Infant School received £6,929 and spent £7,096 for each of its 288 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £19,000 (£66 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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All schools in Aylesbury · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

Turnfurlong Infant School is part of The Aylesbury Learning Partnership, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Turnfurlong Junior School Aylesbury
• The Grange School Aylesbury

What is Turnfurlong Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Turnfurlong Infant School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Turnfurlong Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Turnfurlong Infant School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Turnfurlong Infant School have?

Turnfurlong Infant School has 306 pupils on roll.

What age range does Turnfurlong Infant School cover?

Turnfurlong Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Turnfurlong Infant School?

Turnfurlong Infant School is at Turnfurlong Lane, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7PL.