Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School

Community school·Infant school Watford, Hertfordshire·WD24 7RL

School type

Infant school

Ages 3–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School is an infant school for pupils aged 3–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

38 first choices, 56 places

First choices per place

0.68

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

150

any preference, for 56 places

Last place offered lived

2.28 mi

straight line, 2026 intake · 3666 m

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.15

00.511.5

1 per place

0.8620220.8620230.7820240.8320250.682026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range: 3–7
Pupils on roll: 205
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

5.7%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

51.2%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

7.3%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

1.9%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

5.5%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

17.9%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

22.8

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£6,639

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Parkgate Junior School Watford · 0.2 mi 51.7 The Grove Academy Watford · 0.4 mi 41.6 Knutsford Primary Academy Watford · 0.5 mi 56.1 Cherry Tree Primary School Watford · 0.6 mi 45.2 Beechfield School Watford · 0.7 mi 50.3 The Orchard Primary School Watford · 0.9 mi 68.8 Kingsway Junior School Watford · 0.9 mi 69.5 Nascot Wood Junior School Watford · 1.0 mi 84.0

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

School overview

Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School is a primary school serving Watford, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 205 pupils aged 3 to 7 on roll.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School their first choice was offered one of its 56 Reception places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.28 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 22.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 6% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.