Brookland Junior School
Hill Top, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, NW11 6EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms J Aylen
- Federation
- Brookland Junior School
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 101262
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083466937
About this school
Brookland Junior School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 352 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 89 | 85 | 84 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 75% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 85% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 87% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 88% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brookland Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 354 |
| 2024/25 | 353 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookland Junior School compares
Brookland Junior School ranked 24th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 5.6% | 17% | 352 | — |
| Brookland Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.7% | 11.4% | 283 | 0.0 miles |
| St Theresa's Catholic Primary School | 69% | 5% | 23.1% | 180 | 0.3 miles |
| Akiva School | 86% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 418 | 0.4 miles |
| Garden Suburb Junior School | 75% | 5.5% | 31.5% | 315 | 0.5 miles |
| Garden Suburb Infant School | — | 6.1% | 21.9% | 173 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 58.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.58%
- Persistent absence
- 13.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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Brookland Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Hampstead Garden Suburb
-
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
Akiva School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Garden Suburb Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
Garden Suburb Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Brookland Junior School ranks 224th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brookland Junior School teach?
- Brookland Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookland Junior School?
- The headteacher of Brookland Junior School is Ms J Aylen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brookland Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookland Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Brookland Junior School?
- Brookland Junior School has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Brookland Junior School full?
- Brookland Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 352 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brookland Junior School a faith school?
- No. Brookland Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brookland Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Brookland Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Brookland Junior School?
- Brookland Junior School is part of the Brookland Junior School federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brookland Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brookland Junior School rank locally?
- Brookland Junior School ranked 24th of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brookland Junior School's absence rate?
- Brookland Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brookland Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brookland Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.