Knowles Primary School | School performance

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

347

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

347

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

83%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

347

Pupils · 2024/25

42%

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/10/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityMilton Keynes

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Knowles Primary School · Primary · Milton Keynes

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How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

83%

+16pp

84%73%62%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 83%

RWM higher standard

-9pp

13%8%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

94%

Reading higher standard

40%

Writing expected standard

85%

Writing higher standard

23%

Maths expected standard

90%

Maths higher standard

19%

Science expected standard

92%

SPAG expected standard

92%

SPAG higher standard

31%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

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

347

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.7

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

42%

FSM eligible

47%

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2HB

Local authority

Milton Keynes

Website

http://knowlesprimaryschool.org.uk/

Telephone

01908373588

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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	83%	4%	94%	40%	85%	23%	90%	19%	92%	92%	108.0	105.0	107.0	—	—	—	14%	347
2023/24	67%	13%	70%	30%	87%	23%	90%	23%	90%	83%	104.0	106.0	105.0	—	—	—	15%	315
2022/23	84%	10%	89%	48%	84%	13%	87%	21%	84%	90%	109.0	106.0	108.0	+5.10	+3.20	+3.60	16%	311
2018/19	62%	4%	76%	18%	80%	5%	73%	9%	78%	71%	104.0	102.0	105.0	+0.00	+0.10	-1.70	14%	398
2017/18	66%	2%	72%	10%	82%	8%	80%	4%	86%	80%	103.0	102.0	106.0	-0.70	+0.20	-1.00	—	436
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	347	24.8	14%	42%	47%	4%	10%
2023/24	315	22.5	15%	39%	48%	5%	16%
2022/23	311	21.3	16%	39%	45%	6%	22%
2021/22	324	17.1	24%	32%	49%	7%	29%
2020/21	343	18.1	25%	38%	45%	—	—
2018/19	398	20.2	14%	41%	34%	5%	13%
2017/18	—	19.6	—	—	—	6%	16%
2016/17	—	—	—	—	—	4%	12%