Parkgate Primary School
Brooklands Road, Parkgate, Neston, CH64 6SW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Hutchings
- Constituency
- Chester North and Neston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 111126
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01513290361
About this school
Parkgate Primary School is a community primary school in Neston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 184 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Parkgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 26 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 73% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 12% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 96% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 88% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 96% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Parkgate Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cheshire West and Chester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 57.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkgate Primary School compares
Parkgate Primary School ranked 11th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 184 | — |
| Neston Primary School | 50% | 7.2% | 38.5% | 146 | 1.0 miles |
| St Winefride's Catholic Primary School | 67% | 4.2% | 26.5% | 153 | 1.3 miles |
| Gayton Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 213 | 1.6 miles |
| Woodfall Primary and Nursery School | 79% | 5.3% | 12.2% | 438 | 1.7 miles |
| Barnston Primary School | 82% | 3% | 2.7% | 299 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.44%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 8.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Neston Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Neston
-
St Winefride's Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Neston
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Gayton Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Wirral
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Woodfall Primary and Nursery School1.7 miles
Primary · Neston
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Barnston Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Wirral
Other schools in Neston
Parkgate Primary School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Neston.
- Bishop Wilson Church of England Primary School Primary
- Neston Primary School Primary
- St Winefride's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Willaston CofE Primary School Primary
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Neston High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Parkgate Primary School teach?
- Parkgate Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Neston.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkgate Primary School?
- The headteacher of Parkgate Primary School is Mr Andrew Hutchings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Parkgate Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkgate Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Parkgate Primary School?
- Parkgate Primary School has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Parkgate Primary School full?
- Parkgate Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 184 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Parkgate Primary School a faith school?
- No. Parkgate Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkgate Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Parkgate Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Parkgate Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Parkgate Primary School compare with other schools in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Parkgate Primary School ranked 11th of 116 primary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Parkgate Primary School's absence rate?
- Parkgate Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkgate Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkgate Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.