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Knutton St Marys CofE Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Church Lane, Knutton, Newcastle Under Lyme ST5 6EB · ksmacademy.com · 01782 446853
Overview
- Ofsted
- Some aspects not as strong
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 32%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Staffordshire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 168
- 56% of 300 places
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 35.5%
- First language not English
- 23.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 18 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 32% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Staffordshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼32% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼98 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 133993)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Knutton St Marys CofE Academy was: Some aspects not as strong.
- Outcome
- Some aspects not as strong
- Inspected
- 4 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 133993), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 133993)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 15
- 9% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 53% who had a child bullied