Middle deemed secondary school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
Parkfields Middle School
Park Road, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6AB
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 460
- Places
- 452
- How full
- Full — 460 pupils against 452 places
- Girls / boys
- 220 / 240
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 17%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 10%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- With an EHC plan
- 6%
- On SEN support
- 19%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Central Bedfordshire 019C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 12%
- Households owning their home
- 78%
- Households in social housing
- 4%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 32%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Middle deemed secondary
- Ages
- Ages 9–13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE PYRAMID SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: James Hughes
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward
- Toddington
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- URN
- 147804
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest middle deemed secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlington Upper SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 47.8 | 2.4 mi |
| Houstone SchoolFree schools | No grade | 46.1 | 2.9 mi |
| Lealands High SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 44.3 | 3.6 mi |
| All Saints Academy DunstableAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 36.9 | 3.8 mi |
| Woodland Middle School AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 3.9 mi |
| Lea Manor High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 36.3 | 4.2 mi |
| The Chalk Hills AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 45.7 | 4.2 mi |
| King's House MoorlandsOther independent school | No grade | — | 4.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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