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Parkfields Middle School

Academy converter · Dunstable · LU5 6AB

Ages 9–13 · 460 pupils · Central Bedfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

36%

Overall absence

6.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-08

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)36%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.6%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
474

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill102%

460 pupils · 452 places

Pupils on roll
460
Boys / girls
240 / 220
School capacity
452
Capacity fill
460 / 452 (102%)
Free school meals
11.3%
FSM pupils
52
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 9–13

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy trust
THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
Headteacher
Mr James Hughes

Location

Address
Park Road, Toddington
Postcode
LU5 6AB
Town
Dunstable
County
Bedfordshire
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
District
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
HI - Hearing Impairment
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (middle deemed secondary), Ages 9–13, in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, 460 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 11.3%. SEN provision includes: HI - Hearing Impairment.

Open schools in Dunstable
33
Middle deemed secondary schools in Dunstable
1
Academies among open schools in Dunstable
73% (24)
Open schools in LU5
21
Middle deemed secondary in LU5
1
Open schools in Central Bedfordshire LA
135
Middle deemed secondary in Central Bedfordshire LA
12

Nearby middle deemed secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr James Hughes
Telephone
01525872555
Website
http://www.parkfieldsschool.co.uk

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