Knowles Primary School
About the school
Knowles Primary School is an open primary school in Milton Keynes.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 3 October 2023
- Published
- 21 November 2023
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Milton Keynes
- 66%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 4%
- Milton Keynes
- 10%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 94%
- Milton Keynes
- 79%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 85%
- Milton Keynes
- 75%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 90%
- Milton Keynes
- 77%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 92%
- Milton Keynes
- 78%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 31%
- Milton Keynes
- 37%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 92%
- Milton Keynes
- 84%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Milton Keynes
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Milton Keynes
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Milton Keynes
- 107
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
347
Girls
45.53%
Boys
54.47%
SEN support
11.82%
Education, health and care plan
2.31%
English as an additional language
42.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
46.69%
Overall absence
4.48
Persistent absence
10.41