Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School
This school
Parkgate Junior School
Partner infant school
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School
Nursery to Year 2 · 410 m away from Parkgate Junior School
Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 16 June 2026
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 58% | 64% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 12% | 11% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 65% | 76% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 15% | 34% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 104 | 107 | 106 |
| Maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 103 | 106 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
98%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
90 responses up to 7 April 2025 · 38% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
98% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
98% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
97% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
73% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
99% agreeOfsted inspected Parkgate Junior School on 16 June 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Needs attention for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance and for personal development and wellbeing; Urgent improvement for attendance and behaviour.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Parkgate Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Hertfordshire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Parkgate Junior School had 238 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 240. It is a mixed school.