Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School
Ofsted: Good
Score
C67
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Watford, WD24 7RL
- Distance
- 0.7km away
The Grove Academy
Fourth Avenue, Watford, WD25 9RH
Local ranking141st of 391 primary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Primary
Phase
710
Capacity
3-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 20 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 64.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 0.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 76.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 73.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 77.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 73.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 106.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 106.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 107.0
- Cohort Size
- 70
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 486
- Boys
- 231 (48%)
- Girls
- 255 (52%)
- Capacity
- 710 (68% full)
- SEND
- 17.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 33.3%
- EAL
- 42.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.7%
- SEN Support
- 13.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,653/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 35.7%
- White Other: 18.8%
- Asian Pakistani: 8.5%
- Asian Indian: 8.1%
- Black African: 7.2%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 4.5%
- Other: 4.3%
- Asian Other: 3.9%
35.7%
White British
18.8%
White Other
8.5%
Asian Pakistani
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Fourth Avenue
Watford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138507
- UKPRN
- 10038448
- Establishment No.
- 2035
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
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