Mrs Bland's Infant School
Jordan's Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Rose
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Federation
- Burghfield Common Federation
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 244
- Pupils on roll
- 181
- URN
- 109887
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189832332
About this school
Mrs Bland's Infant School is a community primary school in Reading. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 181 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mrs Bland's Infant 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Mrs Bland's Infant 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 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 187 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mrs Bland's Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.1% | 18% | 181 | — |
| Garland Junior School | 54% | 4.3% | 26.5% | 185 | 0.3 miles |
| Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School | 59% | 4.8% | 9.2% | 94 | 1.0 miles |
| Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School | 50% | 5.3% | 12.2% | 208 | 1.4 miles |
| Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School | — | 3.9% | 8.5% | 164 | 1.6 miles |
| Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School | 67% | 3.7% | 8.4% | 235 | 2.0 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)
- 17.97%
- English as an additional language
- 10.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.14%
- Persistent absence
- 12.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Garland Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Reading
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Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School1.0 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Reading
-
Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School1.6 miles
Primary · Reading
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Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
- Aldermaston C.E. Primary School Primary
- Aldryngton Primary School Primary
- Alfred Sutton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School Primary
- All Saints Junior School Primary
- Basildon C.E. Primary School Primary
- Battle Primary Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary School Primary
- Beenham Primary School Primary
- Birch Copse Primary School Primary
- Bradfield C.E. Primary School Primary
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Mrs Bland's Infant School teach?
- Mrs Bland's Infant School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Mrs Bland's Infant School?
- The headteacher of Mrs Bland's Infant School is Mrs Catherine Rose, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mrs Bland's Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mrs Bland's Infant 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 Mrs Bland's Infant School?
- Mrs Bland's Infant School has 181 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Mrs Bland's Infant School full?
- Mrs Bland's Infant School has capacity for 244 pupils and 181 on roll (74%), 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 Mrs Bland's Infant School a faith school?
- No. Mrs Bland's Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mrs Bland's Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mrs Bland's Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Mrs Bland's Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Mrs Bland's Infant School is part of the Burghfield Common Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Mrs Bland's Infant School's absence rate?
- Mrs Bland's Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Mrs Bland's Infant 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 Mrs Bland's Infant 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 29 June 2026.