Ofsted: Good emoji_events #329 in Hertfordshire public Top 98% UK

Pixmore Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sarah Inman

location_onLetchworth, SG6 1RS

language Visit Website phone 1462620555

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

240

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Expected Standard

30%

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Age Range

7-11

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Pixmore Junior School is a Community school primary school in Letchworth, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Pixmore Junior School is a community school in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 240 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #329 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #13,843 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 8.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

30%

LA 61%

Reading60% LA 76%

Writing48% LA 70%

Maths52% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading69% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading60% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing52% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.3

-3.5 to -0.2

-3.7

Write

LA -0.4

-5.3 to -2.2

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.7 to -0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading66% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths66% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 1.3

1.7

Write

LA -0.5

0.1 to 3.3

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.0 to 0.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 66%

Reading69% LA 78%

Writing73% LA 78%

Maths73% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 0.1

-1.4

Write

LA -0.5

-2.9 to 0.1

-1.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-2.6 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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06 October 2020

Inspection Report

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11 June 2019

Inspection Report

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23 September 2015

Inspection Report

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21 November 2013

Inspection Report

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11 September 2013

Inspection Report

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28 November 2011

Inspection Report

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16 June 2010

Inspection Report

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26 January 2009

Inspection Report

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21 February 2006

Inspection Report

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08 November 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-03-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-06-11

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-09-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-09-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

8.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.9%(7 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 240 pupils. During this period, there were 20 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 8.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	240	20	8.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	238	22	9.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	238	20	8.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	237	21	8.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	237	22	9.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	239	17	7.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	240	10	4.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	239	12	5.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	239	14	5.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	238	5	2.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	239	4	1.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	236	7	3.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	238	4	1.7%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	240	5	2.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	237	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	237	2	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	237	7	3.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	240	6	2.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	240	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	240	8	3.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	239	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	235	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	239	10	4.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	240	3	1.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	240	3	1.2%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Pixmore Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Hertfordshire

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

Field Junior School

London Colney Primary & Nursery School

Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

Richard Whittington Primary School

Bovingdon Primary Academy