Govt. Upper Primary School Puthiyankam
| School Name | Govt. Upper Primary School Puthiyankam |
| Address | Gandhijunction, Alathur, Palakkad, Kerala |
| Location | Alathur |
| City | Palakkad |
| District | Palakkad |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 678541 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Alathur |
Govt. Upper Primary School Puthiyankam is located in Gandhijunction, Alathur, Palakkad, Kerala and was established 98 years ago. This 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 comes under Alathur assembly constituency. The medium of instructions is Malyalam in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Pre Primary | 129 Kids |
| Class I to V | 444 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 196 Students |
| Total Students | 769 Students |
| Total Teachers | 19 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 40:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 38:1 |
The school has enrolled around eight hundred students and has recruited total 19 teachers, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 40 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Four teachers are Male and remaining fifteen are Female. In terms of Academic qualification eight teachers are Below Graduate, eight are Graduate and rest three are Post Graduate. Nineteen teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 38:1, means on an average thirty eight students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 129 kids in pre primary, 444 students in class I to V and 196 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total twenty clasrooms and one other room. The school has internet facility for students. The school has two laptops, one desktop, one scanner, one printer, one LED and one webcam in its premises. There is library for students. There are two boys toilets, six girls toilets and one cwsn toilet for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.