Knowles Primary School
Primary schoolKnowles Primary School is a primary school in Milton Keynes, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 356 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 3 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 83% of pupils at Knowles Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Milton Keynes and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Knowles Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met10 m
- The Premier AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)820 m
- Bishop Parker Catholic SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- KWS Milton KeynesSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.3 km
- Drayton Park SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Holne Chase Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Milton Keynes
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).