Potton Primary School
About Potton Primary School
Potton Primary School sits within Central Bedfordshire, a local authority with 95 primary schools, where it ranks 22nd on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. That places it in the middle of the pack, some way behind the top-performing local peers — Lark Rise Academy, Totternhoe Church of England Academy and Raynsford Church of England Academy — but comfortably ahead of the bottom third of schools in the area. The school is a state-funded, mixed primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery provision. It has a capacity of 420 pupils and currently enrols 390, meaning it is not yet full. The headteacher is Jordana Watts, and the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in February 2025, rated it Good across all five graded categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That continues a pattern of Good ratings stretching back to its previous inspection in 2010.
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The full report on this school
What 80 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
4 Feb 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 9 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
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