Govt. Upper Primary School Pothamkandam
| School Name | Govt. Upper Primary School Pothamkandam |
| Address | Vayakkara, Peringome Vayakkara, Payyannur, Kannur, Kerala |
| Location | Vayakkara |
| City | Kannur |
| District | Kannur |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 670307 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Payyannur |
Govt. Upper Primary School Pothamkandam is located in Vayakkara, Peringome Vayakkara, Payyannur, Kannur, Kerala. Established in year 1955, the school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Upper Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Department of Education. It is located in Payyannur assembly constituency. This is primarily Malyalam medium school.
| Pre Primary | 10 Kids |
| Class I to V | 119 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 50 Students |
| Total Students | 179 Students |
| Total Teachers | 13 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 14:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 22:1 |
The school has strength of around two hundred students being taught by around 13 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 14 students per teacher. Seven teachers are appointed on Regular basis, one is appointed on Part-time basis and rest five are appointed on Contract basis. Four teachers are Male and remaining nine are Female. In terms of Academic qualification four teachers are Below Graduate, seven are Graduate and rest two are Post Graduate. Five teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 22:1, means on an average twenty two students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 10 kids in pre primary, 119 students in class I to V and 50 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has no boundary walls. The school has total eight clasrooms and five other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has seven laptops, three desktops, one printer and one LED in its premises. There is both reading corner and library for students. There are two boys toilets, eight girls toilets and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.