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Parkgate Junior School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Hertfordshire

Southwold Road, Watford, WD24 7DN

Website 01923243905

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

96.0%

7.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

236

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

240 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Kellie Barton
Address
Southwold Road, Watford, WD24 7DN
Phone
01923243905
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward / constituency
Callowland · Watford
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
117162

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals15%——
English as additional language40%——
SEN support15%——
46% boys (108)54% girls (128)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

236 pupils · 240 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    03 July 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 244 pupils

Attendance

96.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
15%
21/22
14%
22/23
14%
23/24
7%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths66%——
Higher standard8%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard58%
-4% vs England
Higher standard12%
+4% vs England

Reading

Expected standard68%
-7% vs England
Higher standard27%
-6% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard75%
+3% vs England
Greater depth20%
+7% vs England

Maths

Expected standard73%
-1% vs England
Higher standard28%
+2% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard65%
-8% vs England
Higher standard15%
-15% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard82%
+0% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

572019412023662024582025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)58%61%
Higher standard12%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.