Park Gate Primary School, Southampton
Park Gate Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Southampton. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2023 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 56th-highest of the 79 schools in Southampton with published results, and 10,901st of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hampshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Park Gate Primary School in detail
Park Gate Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "On behalf of our entire school team, I would like to welcome you to Park Gate Primary School. We are committed to providing an exceptional educational experience for every child in our care and truly believe in 'Success for All'."
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 3.30pm and an open day on Friday 13 November 2026 at 8.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Hampshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Park Gate Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 75% in Hampshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 75% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Park Gate Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 57 families put Park Gate Primary School as their first choice and 145 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Park Gate Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Park Gate Primary School are Sarisbury Church of England Junior School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 77% maths); Whiteley Primary School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 81% reading, 79% maths); Sarisbury Infant School (0.9 miles, Good); and St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 83% reading, 86% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Park Gate Primary School.
Sarisbury Church of England Junior SchoolWhiteley Primary SchoolSarisbury Infant SchoolSt John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
Who goes there
15.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Swanwick Rail Station, about 700 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kams Palace Rbt (opp 11), 190 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Park Gate Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Park Gate Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 3.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from October 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2017 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
15.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 75% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 73% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 76% to 71% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.9
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Park Gate Primary School
SCARF Workshops - Learning Through PDL
1 Oct 2026
Oracy October
1 Oct 2026
September 2027 starters
10 Sep 2026
Colour Run 2026
1 Jul 2026
Year 5 WW2 dress up
25 Mar 2026
🎶 A Night to Remember for Park Gate Primary! 🎶
13 Mar 2026
From Park Gate Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Park Gate Primary School.
- HAF Genesis Centre860m away · Not yet graded
Nurseries
Time Out Childcare Park Gate is at Park Gate Primary School.
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Park Gate Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 23 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Pixies Day Nursery and Pixies Too Ltd - Day nursery, 0.8 milesOfsted, 8 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- The Mulberry Bush - Day nursery, 0.8 milesOfsted, 5 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- ID PE & Sport's Brookfield Course Centre - Pre-school, 0.8 miles
- Ducklings Pre-School Ltd - Day nursery, 0.8 milesOfsted, 10 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Park Gate Primary School is in Hampshire; for families living there:
Apply to Hampshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 34
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 8
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 26 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Park Gate Primary School
Will you get a place at Park Gate Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 57 first choices for 59 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
392 pupils
420 places
28 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Hampshire council
Places available
15,642
Applications
12,982
Got 1st preference
93.4%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across Hampshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Fareham West/North Primary planning area (Hampshire) will have 406 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
54
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
19.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
404
Total Pupils
197
Boys
207
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
19.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,804
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,050
Per pupil
£2149k
Total funding
£77k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Persistent absence
345
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Park Gate Primary School
Questions parents ask about Park Gate Primary School
What are SATs results like at Park Gate Primary School?
Of the pupils at Park Gate Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 66% did so in maths.
What is Park Gate Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Park Gate Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2023, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in October 2017, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Park Gate Primary School?
Park Gate Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Park Gate Primary School?
Classes at Park Gate Primary School average 28.9 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Park Gate Primary School?
Park Gate Primary School has around 404 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Park Gate Primary School?
4.1% of sessions were missed at Park Gate Primary School in 2024/25. 7% of pupils were persistently absent.
Does Park Gate Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Park Gate Primary School: HAF Genesis Centre (860m away, registered, not yet graded).
How many road collisions happen near Park Gate Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 34 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 26 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hampshire is 9 (the median across 617 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Park Gate Primary School?
Park Gate Primary School is at Northmore Road, Park Gate, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 6LX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)