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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL5 3QGKnowle Primary School
Primary

Knowle Primary School

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL5 3QG http://www.knowle.plymouth.sch.uk/

Pupils
296
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
296
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
296
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/06/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Knowle Primary School · Primary · Plymouth

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
73%
+15pp
73%63%53%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
5%
+3pp
8%5%2%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
296
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
58%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Ringmore Way, West Park, Plymouth, PL5 3QG
Local authority
Plymouth
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2573%5%73%25%75%8%75%25%78%73%103.0103.0103.025%296
2023/2458%2%68%11%72%4%72%23%79%49%102.0103.0100.024%325
2022/2358%4%71%33%67%8%71%21%77%73%104.0104.0103.0+1.00+0.80+2.2024%348
2018/1953%8%61%13%68%16%66%11%74%61%102.0102.0102.0-2.90-2.20-3.8019%307

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2529618.525%6%58%8%24%
2023/2432516.424%7%54%8%22%
2022/2334819.624%7%58%9%27%
2021/2234415.720%6%57%10%31%
2020/2138317.620%7%50%
2018/1930719.719%6%55%6%18%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.