Pixmore Junior School
Rushby Mead, Letchworth, SG6 1RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Inman
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 117259
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462620555
About this school
Pixmore Junior School is a community primary school in Letchworth. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 231 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 35% | 58% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 69% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 63% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 63% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
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 Pixmore 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 | 35% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 237 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pixmore Junior School compares
Pixmore Junior School ranked 331st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 5.6% | 31.7% | 231 | — |
| Hillshott Infant School and Nursery | — | 6.6% | 26.7% | 202 | 0.3 miles |
| Garden City Academy | 61% | 6.9% | 46.2% | 215 | 0.6 miles |
| Lordship Farm Primary School | 64% | 3.6% | 7.2% | 447 | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School | 62% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 221 | 0.9 miles |
| Icknield Infant and Nursery School | — | 8.3% | 27.8% | 206 | 1.0 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)
- 31.67%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.58%
- Persistent absence
- 13.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Letchworth
-
Garden City Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Lordship Farm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Icknield Infant and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
Other schools in Letchworth
- Hillshott Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Fearnhill School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pixmore Junior School teach?
- Pixmore Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Letchworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Pixmore Junior School?
- The headteacher of Pixmore Junior School is Mrs Sarah Inman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pixmore Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pixmore 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 Pixmore Junior School?
- Pixmore Junior School has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Pixmore Junior School full?
- Pixmore Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 231 on roll (96%), 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 Pixmore Junior School a faith school?
- No. Pixmore Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pixmore Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pixmore Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Pixmore Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 35% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pixmore Junior School rank locally?
- Pixmore Junior School ranked 331st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pixmore Junior School's absence rate?
- Pixmore Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pixmore Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pixmore 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.