Knowle Park Primary School

Knowle Park Primary School is performing well, maintaining the positive standards identified in its previous inspections. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel happy, respected, and supported by strong relationships with staff. With high expectations set for student achievement, most pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning. The school places a strong emphasis on the development of social, emotional, and academic skills, providing opportunities for pupils to engage in community activities and develop leadership qualities. However, there are concerns regarding the depth of knowledge that some pupils acquire, indicating areas for improvement in the curriculum delivery and assessment processes.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit high levels of happiness and respect towards others.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils create a supportive school environment.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Encouraging leadership opportunities for pupils fosters confidence and independence.
• A comprehensive and well-considered approach to pupils' broader development.
• Strong focus on improving pupils' communication and oracy skills.
• Effective measures in place to enhance reading fluency among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum delivery affect the depth of knowledge acquired by some pupils.
• Assessment checks do not always identify gaps in pupils' knowledge, leading to ongoing misconceptions.

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 Knowle Park Primary School attended 93.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.6% 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, 0.3% of pupils at Knowle Park Primary 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 Knowle Park Primary School had 20.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.6% 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, 19.3% of pupils at Knowle Park Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% 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 Knowle Park Primary School received £6,290 and spent £6,280 for each of its 611 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £313,000 (£512 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 Knowle Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Knowle Park Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Knowle Park Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Knowle Park Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Knowle Park Primary School have?

Knowle Park Primary School has 611 pupils on roll.

What age range does Knowle Park Primary School cover?

Knowle Park Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Knowle Park Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Knowle Park Primary School?

Knowle Park Primary School is at Queenshill Road, Knowle Park, Bristol, BS4 2XG.