Alderman Knight School
Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Blakey
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Tewkesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 115825
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01684295639
About this school
Alderman Knight School is a community special school in Tewkesbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 238 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alderman Knight School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 4% | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 97.0 | 88.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 92.0 | 84.0 |
| Reading progress | -11.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -10.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.1 | 7.4 | 10.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.16 -1.67 to -0.65 | -1.03 -1.61 to -0.45 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 3% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 3% | 3.4% | 13.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Alderman Knight School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4 | 44.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 221 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 242 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.02%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.98%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Norton College Tewkesbury0.3 miles
Special schools
-
Bredon School1.3 miles
Independent schools · Tewkesbury
-
Abbey View1.6 miles
Free Schools · Tewkesbury
-
Oneschool Global Uk - Tewkesbury Campus2.0 miles
Independent schools · Tewkesbury
-
Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service7.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Cheltenham
Other schools in Tewkesbury
- Abbey View Free Schools
- Ashchurch Primary School Primary
- Bredon Hancock's Endowed CofE First School Primary
- Carrant Brook Junior School Primary
- Mitton Manor Primary School Primary
- Northway Infant School Primary
- Oak Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Overbury CofE First School Primary
- Queen Margaret Primary Academy Primary
- Tewkesbury Church of England Primary School Primary
- The John Moore Primary School Primary
- Tirlebrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alderman Knight School teach?
- Alderman Knight School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Tewkesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Alderman Knight School?
- The headteacher of Alderman Knight School is Mr Timothy Blakey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alderman Knight School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alderman Knight School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Alderman Knight School?
- Alderman Knight School has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Alderman Knight School full?
- Alderman Knight School has capacity for 220 pupils and 238 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Alderman Knight School a faith school?
- No. Alderman Knight School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Alderman Knight School have?
- The schools register lists Alderman Knight School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Alderman Knight School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Alderman Knight School's absence rate?
- Alderman Knight School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alderman Knight School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alderman Knight School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.