Brookland Infant and Nursery School
Hill Top, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Hampstead Garden Suburb, NW11 6EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Brenda McCafferty
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Brookland Junior School
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 101263
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083466824
About this school
Brookland Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Hampstead Garden Suburb. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 283 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brookland Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Brookland Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 308 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 304 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookland Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 11.4% | 283 | — |
| Brookland Junior School | 82% | 5.6% | 17% | 352 | 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)
- 11.41%
- English as an additional language
- 71.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 10.47%
Location
Nearby schools
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Brookland Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · London
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St Theresa's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Akiva School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Garden Suburb Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Garden Suburb Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Common questions
- What ages does Brookland Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Hampstead Garden Suburb.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookland Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Brookland Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Brenda McCafferty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brookland Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brookland Infant and Nursery 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 many pupils are at Brookland Infant and Nursery School?
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Brookland Infant and Nursery School full?
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 322 pupils and 283 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brookland Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Brookland Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brookland Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brookland Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Brookland Infant and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Brookland Infant and Nursery 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.
- What is Brookland Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Brookland Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Brookland Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 8 July 2026.