Kniveton CofE Primary School | School performance

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

18%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

18%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

82%

RWM expected · 2024/25

18%

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/03/2020

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityDerbyshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio12.9:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of Kniveton CofE Primary School · Primary · Derbyshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

82%

-8pp

100%91%82%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 82%

RWM higher standard

18%

-12pp

38%28%18%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

91%

Reading higher standard

45%

Writing expected standard

82%

Writing higher standard

27%

Maths expected standard

91%

Maths higher standard

45%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

100%

SPAG higher standard

36%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

Pupil : teacher ratio

12.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

17%

SEN

24%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Ostrich Lane, Kniveton, Ashbourne, DE6 1JJ

Local authority

Derbyshire

Website

www.knivetonprimaryschool.co.uk/

Telephone

01335342573

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	82%	18%	91%	45%	82%	27%	91%	45%	100%	100%	108.0	108.0	107.0	—	—	—	24%	58
2023/24	90%	30%	100%	50%	90%	30%	100%	30%	100%	80%	110.0	109.0	109.0	—	—	—	29%	55
2022/23	100%	38%	100%	75%	100%	38%	100%	75%	100%	100%	114.0	115.0	115.0	+6.60	+3.90	+8.70	22%	55
2018/19	100%	38%	100%	62%	100%	38%	100%	46%	100%	100%	112.0	108.0	113.0	+5.40	+1.40	-0.20	23%	56
2017/18	93%	29%	93%	57%	93%	36%	93%	50%	93%	93%	108.0	108.0	110.0	+0.40	+0.60	+0.60	26%	70
2016/17	82%	27%	100%	64%	100%	27%	82%	36%	100%	100%	112.0	105.0	111.0	+6.60	+2.80	+0.40	25%	57

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	58	17.7	24%	0%	17%	6%	12%
2023/24	55	15.1	29%	0%	14%	7%	22%
2022/23	55	15.3	22%	2%	16%	5%	7%
2021/22	56	15.8	23%	0%	18%	4%	5%
2020/21	61	17.2	16%	0%	10%	—	—
2018/19	56	15.9	23%	0%	5%	5%	9%
2017/18	70	19.8	26%	0%	6%	4%	8%
2016/17	57	13.2	25%	0%	9%	3%	—