Kneesall CofE Primary School
School Lane, Kneesall, NG22 0AB
This school is closed (it closed in December 2025).
It was replaced by Kneesall CofE Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Marfleet
- Diocese
- Diocese of Southwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newark
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 104
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 122762
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Kneesall CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Nottinghamshire. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 105 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Kneesall CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 69% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 15% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 85% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 85% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 77% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Kneesall CofE Primary 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 105 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kneesall CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 105 | — |
| Kneesall CofE Primary Academy | — | — | — | 104 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 50% | 5.2% | 35.2% | 224 | 3.1 miles |
| The Parkgate Academy | 70% | 6.6% | 45.4% | 331 | 3.4 miles |
| Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School | — | 7.6% | 22.7% | 12 | 3.6 miles |
| The Forest View Academy | 71% | 6.3% | 41.3% | 194 | 3.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.29%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 2.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kneesall CofE Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School3.1 miles
Primary · Newark
-
The Parkgate Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Newark
-
Caunton Dean Hole CofE Primary School3.6 miles
Primary · Newark
-
The Forest View Academy3.7 miles
Primary · Newark
Common questions
- What year groups does Kneesall CofE Primary School teach?
- Kneesall CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Nottinghamshire.
- Has Kneesall CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Kneesall CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Kneesall CofE Primary School?
- Kneesall CofE Primary School had 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Kneesall CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Kneesall CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kneesall CofE Primary 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 31 December 2025.