Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
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Composite score
55.5

School overview

Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school serving Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Church of England religious character. It has 281 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School 'Good'. 71% 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 4.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 36% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 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 further down the page.

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#5,360
National rank
#531
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#81
In North Yorkshire
Top 36%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
71%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 281 % FSM ever-6 24.6% % EAL 7.5% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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