Parkgate Junior School
Primary schoolParkgate Junior School is a primary school in Watford, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 236 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, 3 July 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 58% of pupils at Parkgate Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Parkgate Infants' and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024410 m
- Knutsford Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- Beechfield SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Cherry Tree Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2022. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- The Grove AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 20231.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Watford
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).