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Knowle Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Queenshill Road, Knowle Park, Bristol BS4 2XG · knowlepark-pri.bristol.sch.uk · 0117 377 2678
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 65%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bristol, City of 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.19 mi
- 1.91 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Bristol Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 611
- 97% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 23.1%
- First language not English
- 18%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.19 mi (1.91 km) from the school. Source: Bristol Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 81 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 81 | 0.9 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 86 | 81 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 89 | 85 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 86 | 74 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 71 | 68 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.19 mi1.91 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
The council marks the distance as not needed as a tie-break.
Results
In 2024/25, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Bristol, City of it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲65% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Knowle Park Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good May 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (161 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 161
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (23%) with SEND