Parkfields Middle School

Central Bedfordshire · LU5 6AB

General information Secondary School · 9-13 years Who goes here 460 pupils, 11.3% FSM

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Parkfields Middle School

General Information

Address: Park Road, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6AB – View on map
Phone: 01525872555
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr James Hughes
Age range: 9-13 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

460 pupils out of 452 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 52
% eligible for free school meals: 11.3%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Central Bedfordshire average)
English as an additional language: 4% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 9.8% a year (Central Bedfordshire 15.8%, typical in England 15.5%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 66% moved to another school, 34% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Across Central Bedfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (1.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 42 (1.8 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 10 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for Hearing impairment

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 29 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 17 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 16 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Hearing impairment: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

An Attainment 8 score for this school hasn't been added yet.

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10th of 17 secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire for Ofsted rating

#8Leighton Middle SchoolGood
#9Linslade SchoolGood
#10Parkfields Middle SchoolGood
#11Pix Brook AcademyGood
#12Priory AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Alameda Middle SchoolGood
#2Arnold AcademyGood
#3Brooklands Middle SchoolGood
#4Cedars Upper SchoolGood
#5Etonbury AcademyGood
#6Harlington Upper SchoolGood
#7Holywell SchoolGood
#8Leighton Middle SchoolGood
#9Linslade SchoolGood
#10Parkfields Middle SchoolGood
#11Pix Brook AcademyGood
#12Priory AcademyGood
#13Queensbury AcademyGood
#14Redborne Upper School and Community CollegeGood
#15Samuel Whitbread AcademyGood
#16Vandyke Upper SchoolGood
#17Woodland Middle School AcademyGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,472 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

7th of 26 secondary schools in Central Bedfordshire for spending per pupil

#5Sandy Secondary School£7,839
#6Houstone School£7,483
#7Parkfields Middle School£7,472
#8Samuel Whitbread Academy£7,456
#9Manshead Church of England Academy£7,440

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Edward Peake CofE VC School£9,648
#2All Saints Academy Dunstable£9,007
#3Henlow Church of England Academy£8,051
#4Redborne Upper School and Community College£7,868
#5Sandy Secondary School£7,839
#6Houstone School£7,483
#7Parkfields Middle School£7,472
#8Samuel Whitbread Academy£7,456
#9Manshead Church of England Academy£7,440
#10Stratton School£7,420
#11Vandyke Upper School£7,386
#12Fulbrook School£7,346
#13Woodland Middle School Academy£7,307
#14Cedars Upper School£7,216
#15Harlington Upper School£7,195
#16Pix Brook Academy£7,035
#17Robert Bloomfield Academy£6,950
#18Queensbury Academy£6,868
#19Arnold Academy£6,765
#20Leighton Middle School£6,689
#21Priory Academy£6,639
#22Alameda Middle School£6,504
#23Holywell School£6,447
#24Etonbury Academy£6,429
#25Linslade School£5,991
#26Brooklands Middle School£4,449

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