Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Mrs Bland's Infant School
This school
Garland Junior School
Partner infant school
Nursery to Year 2 · 510 m away from Garland Junior School
Both schools are in Burghfield Common Federation, so one governing body runs them.
View schoolEvery child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Mrs Bland's Infant School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 2 June 2026
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 54% | 57% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 6% | 6% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 63% | 70% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 28% | 27% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | West Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 104 | 105 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
81%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
93 responses up to 2 September 2024 · 42% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
88% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
87% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
74% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
59% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
85% agreeOfsted inspected Garland Junior School on 2 June 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for personal development and wellbeing; Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance and for attendance and behaviour.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Mrs Bland's Infant School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Garland Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, West Berkshire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Garland Junior School had 185 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 240. It is a mixed school.
Voluntary controlled school
1.1 miles away
Voluntary aided school
1.2 miles away
Voluntary aided school
2.0 miles away
Voluntary controlled school
2.8 miles away
Community school
3.0 miles away