Knebworth Primary and Nursery School

Knebworth Primary and Nursery School continues to demonstrate good performance, building on its strong foundation since its last inspection. The environment is described as inclusive, where pupils are actively engaged in their learning and demonstrate personal responsibility, including aiding younger peers. The school has implemented an ambitious and well-structured curriculum, resulting in strong progress for most pupils, particularly in early years education. The staff is attentive to the needs of pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, ensuring they are integrated into mainstream learning effectively.

Strengths

• Strong progress in early years education.
• Inclusive and supportive school environment.
• Effective engagement and high expectations set by teachers.
• Pupils demonstrate good resilience and personal responsibility.
• Strong focus on reading, with effective support for those falling behind.
• Well-managed extra-curricular activities that meet pupils' interests.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers lack the subject expertise needed for certain subjects, affecting pupil progress.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Knebworth Primary and Nursery School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at Knebworth Primary and Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Knebworth Primary and Nursery School had 18.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.7% of pupils at Knebworth Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Knebworth Primary and Nursery School received £6,883 and spent £6,820 for each of its 386 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £429,000 (£1,113 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Knebworth Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Knebworth Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Knebworth Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Knebworth Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Knebworth Primary and Nursery School have?

Knebworth Primary and Nursery School has 390 pupils on roll.

What age range does Knebworth Primary and Nursery School cover?

Knebworth Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Knebworth Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Knebworth Primary and Nursery School?

Knebworth Primary and Nursery School is at Swangleys Lane, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 6AA.