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Potton Primary School

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

personMiss Jordana Watts

corporate_farePinnacle Trust

location_onSandy, SG19 2PG

language Visit Website phone 1767260034

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

280

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Expected Standard

41%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Potton Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Sandy, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Potton Primary School is a foundation school in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of Pinnacle Trust. The school has approximately 390 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #25 of 36 primaries in Central Bedfordshire and #11,654 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.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

41%

LA 50%

Reading64% LA 68%

Writing62% LA 62%

Maths61% LA 62%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading80% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 61% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 48%England 60%

Reading-% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -1.4

Write

LA -2.4

Maths

LA -2.0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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11 March 2020

Inspection Report

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07 June 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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13 October 2010

Inspection Report

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08 January 2008

Inspection Report

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13 January 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-02-04

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

2016-06-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-10-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-01-08

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

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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 390 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	390	4	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	394	3	0.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	411	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	287	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	280	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	281	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	280	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	278	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	273	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	269	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	268	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	271	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	286	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	286	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	281	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	275	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	272	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	250	5	2.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	249	5	2.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	243	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	252	1	0.4%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 27 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Potton Primary 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

Primary Admission Trends

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

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