Knowle Primary School

Knowle Primary School at a glance

Located in Plymouth, Knowle Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 296 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' when it was last inspected in January 2026. 73% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 15.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 41% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 5% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Knowle Primary School is oversubscribed: about 9 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 32 first choices for 30 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.91 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 7.7%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 58% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.