Knowle Church of England Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 17 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Solihull
Unique reference
139457
Address
Kixley Lane, Knowle, B93 0JE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
470 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
54.3%
Girls
45.7%
First language not English
6.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.3%
Persistent absence
4.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 74.9%
Mixed 9.8%
Indian 6.6%
Other White 2.6%
Chinese 1.9%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other Asian 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsWell above average3.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 83%
Local authority average 66%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 22%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Knowle Church of England Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
66
2nd preference
62
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes31.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
51
31
20
Reception, Full-time
60
32
28
Year 1
60
28
32
Year 2
60
32
28
Year 3
58
28
30
Year 4
62
34
28
Year 5
59
31
28
Year 6
60
39
21
Year 2024-2025

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