Brookland Infant and Nursery School
Community primary school in Hampstead Garden Suburb (Barnet).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
At Brookland Infant and Nursery School, we are proud to be a friendly, inclusive, and nurturing community where every child is valued and supported to achieve their very best. Our motto Be Kind, Grow Together, Learn Forever reflects our belief in fostering a lifelong love of learning, encouraging strong friendships, and helping children grow into confident, caring individuals.
We celebrate the diversity of our families and place great importance on the values of friendship, honesty, respect, responsibility, courage, and tolerance in all that we do. The school has three classes in each year group Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 with 30 children in each class. Our Nursery offers both 15-hour and 30-hour places to suit families needs.
As a non-denominational community school maintained by the London Borough of Barnet, we are fortunate to be situated next to Brookland Junior School. This close relationship helps to provide a smooth and supportive transition for our children when the time comes to move on.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Chess
- Computing
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Karate
- Music
- Robotics
- Swimming
- Yoga
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 101263
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Finchley and Golders Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (19 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Laura Pincus | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emilia Arvstrand | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Charles Bobroff | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sophie Diner | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kate Blumhof | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Gillian Delany | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Karen Gubbay | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Farnoush Bikdeli | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lucy Tobin | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Daniella Jackson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Gabi Symons | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Samantha Jayasekera-Heffer | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jeff Harris | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Judith Bernstein | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Nicholas Astaire | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lisa Weinbrenn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Jennifer Catley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jenny Aylen | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
| Mrs Brenda McCafferty | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2013 |
| Mrs Sapna Shah Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Lee Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Aimee Lipton Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Michael Farhi Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr James Clare Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
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