Parkfields Middle School
Academy converter middle deemed secondary school in Dunstable (Central Bedfordshire).
Attainment 8
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not published
English & maths 5+
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not published
Attendance rate
93.6%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.3
▲ 1.6 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
11.3%
▼ 16pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
3.9%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
102%
460 / 452 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
50%Reading, writing and maths-12 pts vs EnglandEngland 62% · 2024/25Central Bedfordshire 50%
73%Reading-2 pts vs EnglandEngland 75% · 2024/25Central Bedfordshire 70%
61%Writing (teacher assessed)-11 pts vs EnglandEngland 72% · 2024/25Central Bedfordshire 61%
72%Maths-2 pts vs EnglandEngland 74% · 2024/25Central Bedfordshire 66%
59%Grammar, punctuation and spelling-14 pts vs EnglandEngland 73% · 2024/25Central Bedfordshire 66%
50% reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 12 points below England (62%).
Higher standard and scaled scoresiA scaled score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 is the top of the scale.Based on 115 pupils at the end of key stage 2.Pupils reaching the expected standard, 2024/25. DfE key stage 2 performance tables (revised), via WhatSchool. England and local authority figures from the same release.
3%Higher standard, reading, writing and maths-5 pts vs EnglandEngland 8% · 2024/25Central Bedfordshire 3%
23%Higher standard, readingEngland 33% · 2024/25Central Bedfordshire 28%
17%Higher standard, mathsEngland 26% · 2024/25Central Bedfordshire 20%
104Average scaled score, readingEngland 106 · 2024/25
103Average scaled score, mathsEngland 105 · 2024/25
Progress, 2022/23
iDfE key stage 2 performance tables, 2022/23 column, via WhatSchool.-1.8Readingrange -2.9 to -0.60 = average nationally
-3.9Writingrange -5.0 to -2.80 = average nationally
-4.7Mathsrange -5.7 to -3.60 = average nationally
-1.8
Reading
-3.9
Writing
-4.7
Maths
0 is average progress nationally for pupils with the same starting point. When the range around the score includes 0, the school cannot be said to be above or below average. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23.
Key stage 2 over time
iSchools with no figure for a year either had no published result or too few pupils. No tests were taken in 2019/20 and 2020/21 (COVID-19). Progress scores are not published after 2022/23.School figures: DfE key stage 2 performance tables via WhatSchool (the years held here). England: DfE Key stage 2 national headlines, all schools. England 2025/26 (provisional, published September 2026) is 63%; school-level 2025/26 results are not yet in this data.This schoolEngland (all schools)
50%
2022/23
36%
2023/24
50%
2024/25
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| Year | School: reading, writing and maths | England | Reading | Writing | Maths | Reading progress | Maths progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 50% | 62% | 73% | 61% | 72% | - | - |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 61% | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 60% | - | - | - | -1.8 | -4.7 |
Pupils and places, 2024/25
iPupils on roll in the January 2026 school census: 460. The survey and the census count pupils on different dates, so the two numbers can differ.The Capacity figure at the top of this page comes from the Get Information about Schools register (pupils on roll against places), so it can differ from this survey.462Pupils countedcapacity survey 2024/25
452Placescapacity survey 2024/25
102%Of places filled
Over capacity: the school had 10 more pupils than places (102% of places filled).
DfE school capacity survey 2024/25, via WhatSchool. Open Government Licence v3.0. Places are the school's capacity as counted in the survey, which can differ from the figure in Get Information about Schools.
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