Mrs Bland's Infant School
Reading · West Berkshire
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School information
- Official name
- Mrs Bland's Infant School
- Address
- Jordan's Lane, Burghfield Common
- Postcode
- RG7 3LP
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- URN (official identifier)
- 109887
- Establishment number
- 2158
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–7 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 181
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 244
- School type
- Community school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Rose
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 28 Jan 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.burghfieldcommonfederation.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01189832332
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Mrs Bland's Infant School
| 2025/26 | This school | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 181 | 26,114 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 9.4% | 15.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 14.4% | 16.2% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.8% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 16.6% | 11.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for Mrs Bland's Infant School.
· S5 Inspection
Read report- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 2 Mar 2025
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good
Report published 22 Apr 2019
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 5 Jun 2015
· Notice to Improve S5 ReInspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 6 Jun 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- NTI
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 28 Feb 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Jul 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 28 Jun 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Mrs Bland's Infant School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 4.3% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 14.1% | 11.4% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Mrs Bland's Infant School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £24,800 for 16 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 13.3% | 16.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £207 | £219 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Mrs Bland's Infant School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Primary · 349 pupils. Figures cover the whole federation.
| This school | West Berkshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,189,819 £9,140 per pupil | £7,563 | £7,739 |
| Total spending | £3,362,512 £9,635 per pupil | £7,634 | £7,779 |
| Teaching staff | £1,259,523 £3,609 per pupil · 37.5% | £3,569 · 46.8% | £3,533 · 45.4% |
| Education support staff | £678,238 £1,943 per pupil · 20.2% | £1,491 · 19.5% | £1,548 · 19.9% |
| Supply and agency staff | £32,329 £93 per pupil · 1.0% | £94 · 1.2% | £198 · 2.5% |
| …of which agency supply | £14,153 £41 per pupil · 0.4% | £36 · 0.5% | £141 · 1.8% |
| In-year balance | −£172,694 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£36,560 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £9,921 per pupil, supply and agency £121 per pupil — spending down £286 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
West Berkshire council: term dates · school admissions (academies and independent schools may set their own dates — check with Mrs Bland's Infant School)
Where is Mrs Bland's Infant School?
Jordan's Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3LP
01189832332
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- Last updated
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