Parkfields Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter · Ages 9–13 · Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Parkfields Middle School is a middle school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire for ages 9–13 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 May 2024.
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Catchment area for Parkfields Middle School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Park Road, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6AB
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- 9–13
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 460 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Parkfields Middle School.”
- “They have positive relationships with adults.”
- “They get a lot of help with their well-being.”
To improve
- “This was not reflected as well as it might have been in the Year 6 outcomes in 2023.”
- “However, sometimes teachers do not check pupils’ understanding as effectively as they could.”
- “In these cases, pupils have gaps in their learning that do not get fully addressed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 50% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Central Bedfordshire.
- The Academy of Central Bedfordshire 2.8 mi Standards maintained
- The Chiltern School 2.9 mi School remains Good
- Woodland Middle School Academy 3.9 mi School remains Good
- Stannard School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Weatherfield Academy 4.4 mi Not judged
- Priory Academy 4.7 mi School remains Good
- Arnold Academy 5.0 mi Good
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade