Brookland Junior School
Elm Drive, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, EN8 0RX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mandeep Barton
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 331
- URN
- 117233
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01992624487
About this school
Brookland Junior School is a community primary school in Waltham Cross. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 331 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 75 | 87 | 85 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 75% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 5% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 91% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 89% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 334 |
| 2023/24 | 353 |
| 2024/25 | 323 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brookland Junior School compares
Brookland Junior School ranked 123rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.9% | 28.2% | 331 | — |
| Brookland Infant and Nursery School | — | 6% | 22.6% | 216 | 0.0 miles |
| Churchfield Church of England Academy | 55% | 6.4% | 27.9% | 303 | 0.4 miles |
| Millbrook School | 60% | 6% | 28.6% | 160 | 0.4 miles |
| Burleigh Primary School | 61% | 4.8% | 23.9% | 410 | 0.6 miles |
| Downfield Primary School | 22% | 7.2% | 29.8% | 467 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 1 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.17%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 12.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brookland Infant and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Churchfield Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Millbrook School0.4 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Burleigh Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
-
Downfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Waltham Cross
Other schools in Waltham Cross
Brookland Junior School ranks 3rd of the 16 ranked primary schools in Waltham Cross.
- Bonneygrove Primary School Primary
- Brookland Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burleigh Primary School Primary
- Churchfield Church of England Academy Primary
- Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Downfield Primary School Primary
- Fairfields Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Flamstead End School Primary
- Four Swannes Primary School Primary
- Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England 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 Waltham Cross.
- Who is the headteacher of Brookland Junior School?
- The headteacher of Brookland Junior School is Mrs Mandeep Barton, 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 331 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Brookland Junior School full?
- Brookland Junior School has capacity for 330 pupils and 331 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 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.
- 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 64% in 2022/23 and 71% 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 123rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% 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 4.9% 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 15 July 2026.