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Park Gate Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Northmore Road, Park Gate, Southampton SO31 6LX · parkgateprimary.co.uk · 01489 575444
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 51%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hampshire 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.02 mi
- 4.86 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 404
- 96% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.02 mi (4.86 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 98% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 50 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.02 mi4.86 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% the higher standard. Across Hampshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼51% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Park Gate Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 115
- 29% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (12%) with SEND