Parkgate Junior School
Southwold Road, Watford, WD24 7DN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kellie Barton
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 117162
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923243905
About this school
Parkgate Junior School is a community primary school in Watford. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 236 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 3 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 59 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 66% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 81% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 76% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 78% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Junior 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 237 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Parkgate Junior School compares
Parkgate Junior School ranked 230th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4% | 14.3% | 236 | — |
| Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School | — | 5.2% | 5.7% | 202 | 0.3 miles |
| Knutsford Primary Academy | 72% | 5% | 8.7% | 438 | 0.4 miles |
| Beechfield School | 72% | 6.2% | 24.6% | 444 | 0.6 miles |
| Cherry Tree Primary School | 48% | 6.5% | 23.3% | 445 | 0.6 miles |
| The Grove Academy | 64% | 6.6% | 33.3% | 473 | 0.7 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)
- 14.29%
- English as an additional language
- 43.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.96%
- Persistent absence
- 6.97%
Location
Nearby schools
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Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Knutsford Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Watford
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Beechfield School0.6 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Cherry Tree Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Watford
-
The Grove Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in Watford
Parkgate Junior School ranks 24th of the 29 ranked primary schools in Watford.
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Ascot Road Primary School Primary
- Beechfield School Primary
- Bromet Primary School Primary
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Cassiobury Junior School Primary
- Central Primary School Primary
- Chater Infant School Primary
- Chater Junior School Primary
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primary
- Coates Way JMI and Nursery School Primary
- Field Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Parkgate Junior School teach?
- Parkgate Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Watford.
- Who is the headteacher of Parkgate Junior School?
- The headteacher of Parkgate Junior School is Mrs Kellie Barton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Parkgate Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Parkgate Junior 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 big is Parkgate Junior School?
- Parkgate Junior School has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Parkgate Junior School full?
- Parkgate Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 236 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Parkgate Junior School a faith school?
- No. Parkgate Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Parkgate Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Parkgate Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Parkgate Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 58% 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 Junior School rank locally?
- Parkgate Junior School ranked 230th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% 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 Junior School's absence rate?
- Parkgate Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Parkgate Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Parkgate Junior 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 30 June 2026.