Primary school

Brookland Infant and Nursery School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–7
  • Mixed
  • Barnet
  • NW11 6EJ

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Results · 2024/25

England rank: Not ranked for 2024/25: no published figure for this school

Against London

Expected standard, RWMNot enough data · London 72No results published for 2024/25
Higher standard, RWMNot enough data · London 12No results published for 2024/25
Reading scoreNot enough data · London 107No results published for 2024/25
Maths scoreNot enough data · London 107No results published for 2024/25

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
56 of 56 who put it first2014 · 72.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5656
2nd5216
3rd456
Last distance offered
  • 2025/26Varies by rule
  • 2024/25Varies by rule
  • 2023/24Varies by rule
  • 2021/22Varies by rule
  • 2019/20Varies by rule

Inspections · 2005–2024

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2013Outstanding
  4. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected May 2024

Strengths

  • “Brookland Infant and Nursery School is an inclusive school.”
  • “The right of everyone to be respected and included is central to the ethos and reflected in the school’s motto of ‘Be Kind, Grow Together, Learn Forever’.”
  • “The school’s values of courage, respect, friendship, tolerance, honesty and responsibility are woven throughout school life.”

To improve

  • “As a result, some pupils develop a less secure body of knowledge in these subjects.”
  • “The oversight of some subjects is not as robust as it should be.”
  • “As a result, aspects that need further development are not consistently identified and acted on.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026283
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.4%
First language not English71.7%
SEN support12.8%
EHC plan4.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils10.5%

Girls 49.7%Boys 50.3%

87.9% full · 322 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 126 responses (41.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school96.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved94.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 67.5% not applicable58.5% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year98.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 36.5% not applicable91.2% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed80% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child93.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school93.7% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing98.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school98.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development92.9% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent95.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.5
Pupils per adult12.1
  • Classroom teachers 12.4
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 8.8
  • Other support 11.7

Teachers 14.2 FTE · Whole workforce 34.7 · 47 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,767
Spend per pupil£8,811
Staff spend per pupil£6,492
Reserve per pupil−£380
  • −£105,318revenue reserve
  • −£12,156in-year balance

Grants £7,872 · self-generated £898 · premises £398 per pupil