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Brookland Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Hampstead Garden Suburb, NW11 6EJ

Good

Map showing Brookland Infant and Nursery School

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Good
Requires improvement
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Brookland Infant and Nursery School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 May 2024

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 7
Pupils283
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Brenda McCafferty
Local authorityBarnet
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 101263.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils283
Girls135
Boys148
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.12%
First language not English76.7%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.240
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.11.1%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.40
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.9
Average class size25.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

Other White
27.6%
White British
21.6%
Other ethnic group
15.2%
Other mixed
7.8%
White and Asian
6.7%
Pakistani
4.2%
Indian
3.5%
Other Asian
2.8%
African
2.8%
White and Black African
2.1%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.12.1
Teachers (FTE)14.2
Teaching assistants (FTE)8.83
Support staff (FTE)20.54
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2514.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.83
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.216
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.56
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.56
Applications from another local authority (Reception)11

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolBarnetEngland
Overall absence4.7%, similar to England, similar to Barnet4.8%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.10.1%, better than England, similar to Barnet11.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.2%, worse than England, worse than Barnet0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.3%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Brookland Infant and Nursery School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryBrookland Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.1 miSecondaryChrist's College FinchleyAcademy converter
Good
0.3 miPrimarySt Theresa's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.4 miPrimaryAkiva SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.5 miSecondaryBishop Douglass School FinchleyAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryGarden Suburb Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.5 miPrimaryGarden Suburb Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miSecondaryThe Henrietta Barnett SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryPardes House Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.7 miNot applicablePardes House Grammar SchoolOther independent school
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Brookland Infant and Nursery School

What is Brookland Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Brookland Infant and Nursery School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 8 May 2024.

How hard is it to get into Brookland Infant and Nursery School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Brookland Infant and Nursery School made 83 offers from 216 applications (2.6 per offer), and 56 of 56 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Brookland Infant and Nursery School?

Brookland Infant and Nursery School has 283 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Brookland Infant and Nursery School?

Brookland Infant and Nursery School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Brookland Infant and Nursery School?

At Brookland Infant and Nursery School, the average class had 25.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Brookland Infant and Nursery School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Brookland Infant and Nursery School missed 4.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.1% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.