Foundation school · Central Bedfordshire

Potton Primary School

4–11Ages
387Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109475URN

Mill Lane, Potton, Sandy, SG19 2PG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.5 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

98 applications for 59 places · 67th of 82 in Central Bedfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%met the expected standard

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 4 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

4 February 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 March 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

98 applications · 59 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
2025 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
2024 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2022 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2019 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2018 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2016 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
2015 1.2; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
2014 1.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Central Bedfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Central Bedfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	98	1.7	69	1.17
Sep 2025	60	83	1.4	63	1.05
Sep 2024	55	68	1.2	54	0.98
Sep 2023	44	63	1.4	42	0.95
Sep 2022	59	82	1.4	58	0.98
Sep 2021	58	77	1.3	51	0.88
Sep 2020	33	47	1.4	32	0.97
Sep 2019	58	72	1.2	57	0.98
Sep 2018	48	56	1.2	48	1.00
Sep 2017	44	52	1.2	43	0.98
Sep 2016	41	51	1.2	40	0.98
Sep 2015	51	59	1.2	47	0.92
Sep 2014	49	52	1.1	46	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 62% · Maths 61% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%26th of 36 in Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Central Bedfordshire 72% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Central Bedfordshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Central Bedfordshire 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Central Bedfordshire 0% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Central Bedfordshire 67% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Central Bedfordshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Central Bedfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	41%	0%	102	100
2023/24	51%	0%	105	103
2022/23

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Potton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Sutton CofE VA Primary School
2.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

2025

3.9applications per place
Everton Heath Primary School
2.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Gamlingay Village Primary
3.4 km · Cambridgeshire

Remains Good2024

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School
4.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Wrestlingworth CofE Infant School
4.5 km · Central Bedfordshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place
Robert Peel Primary School
4.7 km · Central Bedfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Laburnum Primary School
5.1 km · Central Bedfordshire

Serious weaknesses 2025

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Maple Tree Primary School
5.2 km · Central Bedfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109475 · 823/2117
Capacity: 420 pupils · 387 on roll
Free school meals: 20.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Replaced: Potton Middle School (URN 109676)
Address: Mill Lane, Potton, Sandy, SG19 2PG
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources