Govt. Upper Primary School Pothanur
| School Name | Govt. Upper Primary School Pothanur |
| Address | Pothanur, Kaladi, Edappal, Malappuram, Kerala |
| Location | Kaladi |
| City | Malappuram |
| District | Malappuram |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 679576 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Edappal |
Govt. Upper Primary School Pothanur is located in Pothanur, Kaladi, Edappal, Malappuram, Kerala and was established in year 1927. 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. The school is situated in Thavanur assembly constituency. The first mode of communication is Malyalam in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Pre Primary | 59 Kids |
| Class I to V | 225 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 106 Students |
| Total Students | 390 Students |
| Total Teachers | 13 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 30:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 26:1 |
The school has enrolled around four hundred students who are taught by 13 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 30 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Five teachers are Male and remaining eight are Female. In terms of Academic qualification three teachers are Below Graduate, six are Graduate and rest four are Post Graduate. Thirteen teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 26:1, means on an average twenty six students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 59 kids in pre primary, 225 students in class I to V and 106 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total fifteen clasrooms and three other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has twelve laptops, two desktops, one printer and one LED in its premises. There is both reading corner and library for students. There are four boys toilets, five girls toilets and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.