Potton Middle School
Mill Lane, SG19 2PG
This school is closed (it closed in August 2023).
It was replaced by Potton Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 9 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jordana Watts
- Constituency
- North East Bedfordshire
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 142
- URN
- 109676
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
About this school
Potton Middle School was a community middle school in Central Bedfordshire. It taught children aged 9 to 13 and had 142 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Potton Middle School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 |
| Writing progress | -1.80 |
| Maths progress | -3.40 |
How Potton Middle School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.2% | 13.4% | 142 | — |
| Etonbury Academy | 67% | 6.3% | 15.9% | 1,158 | 7.7 miles |
| Pix Brook Academy | 60% | 5.7% | 13.1% | 1,011 | 7.8 miles |
| Robert Bloomfield Academy | 42% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 962 | 8.3 miles |
| Potton Primary School | 41% | 6.1% | 17.7% | 387 | 0.0 miles |
| Everton Heath Primary School | 58% | 5.5% | 25% | 82 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.4%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Etonbury Academy7.7 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Arlesey
-
Pix Brook Academy7.8 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Stotfold
-
Robert Bloomfield Academy8.3 miles
Middle deemed secondary · Shefford
-
Potton Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Sandy
-
Everton Heath Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Nr Sandy
Common questions
- What ages does Potton Middle School teach?
- Potton Middle School taught children aged 9 to 13. It was a middle school in Central Bedfordshire.
- Has Potton Middle School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Potton Middle School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Potton Middle School?
- Potton Middle School had 142 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 9 to 13.
- What are Potton Middle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Potton Middle School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 5 October 2023.