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EnglandEast of EnglandWatfordWD24 7DNParkgate Junior School
Primary

Parkgate Junior School

Primary

Watford · Watford · WD24 7DN www.parkgatejm.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
238
cap. 240
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
238
Pupils · 2024/25
44%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
238
Pupils · 2024/25
44%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Parkgate Junior School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
-8pp
66%54%41%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
12%
+4pp
12%9%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
238
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
44%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Southwold Road, Watford, WD24 7DN
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%12%68%27%75%20%73%28%82%65%104.0104.0103.018%238
2023/2466%8%81%32%80%24%76%25%88%78%106.0104.0106.019%240
2022/2341%5%63%19%53%12%59%19%81%68%103.0103.0103.0-3.80-4.10-3.0018%237
2018/1957%10%68%22%80%25%67%25%83%80%103.0103.0107.0-1.70+0.10-2.3013%238
2017/1864%5%69%19%78%14%71%17%85%71%103.0103.0105.0-4.10-3.30-4.1013%228
2016/1769%0%80%31%83%0%78%25%88%80%106.0105.0107.0-0.70-2.80-1.7016%229

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2523822.918%44%14%4%7%
2023/2424022.319%40%14%5%14%
2022/2323723.118%39%15%5%14%
2021/2223622.916%36%13%6%15%
2020/2123621.715%42%16%
2018/1923821.313%43%15%4%7%
2017/1822821.713%42%18%4%8%
2016/1722919.416%34%18%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.