Pixmore Junior SchoolGarden City Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Pixmore Junior School and Garden City Academy are primary schools.

  • Pixmore Junior School scores 40 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Garden City Academy scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Pixmore Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Pixmore Junior School was judged the expected standard and Garden City Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 30.0% for Pixmore Junior School and 61.0% for Garden City Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Pixmore Junior School (35.0% in 2022-23, 30.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Garden City Academy (48.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Pixmore Junior School versus Garden City Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LetchworthPixmore Junior SchoolLetchworth Garden CityGarden City AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD40/100Stronger figureF38/100
Local ranking300th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure317th of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll240 171
Capacity240 210
LocationLetchworth, SG6 1RS Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2JZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard30.0% 61.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 9.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score100.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census240 171
Free school meals (ever 6)31.7% 46.2%
English as an additional language10.8% 18.7%
SEN support14.6% 25.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.2% 4.7%
Attendance
Overall absence5.6% Stronger figure6.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.4% Stronger figure23.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Pixmore Junior School

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