Knockhall Primary School
Eynsford Road, Greenhithe, DA9 9RF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Kathryn Yiannadji
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Woodland Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 682
- Pupils on roll
- 387
- URN
- 145014
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01322382053
About this school
Knockhall Primary School is a primary academy in Greenhithe. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 387 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Knockhall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 64 | 86 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 78% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 73% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Knockhall 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 | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 385 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
| 2024/25 | 436 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Knockhall Primary School compares
Knockhall Primary School ranked 253rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 6.9% | 29.3% | 387 | — |
| The Craylands School | 76% | 5.4% | 26.1% | 414 | 0.6 miles |
| Manor Community Primary School | 66% | 5.1% | 31.5% | 692 | 1.0 miles |
| Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard | 83% | 3.6% | 16.7% | 447 | 1.1 miles |
| Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School | 70% | 4.3% | 21.4% | 648 | 1.3 miles |
| Ebbsfleet Green Primary School | 97% | 4.3% | 9.7% | 451 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 20 June 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.27%
- English as an additional language
- 38.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.89%
- Persistent absence
- 23.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Craylands School0.6 miles
Primary · Swanscombe
-
Manor Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Swanscombe
-
Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard1.1 miles
Primary · Ebbsfleet
-
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Greenhithe
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Ebbsfleet Green Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Swanscombe
Other schools in Greenhithe
Common questions
- What ages does Knockhall Primary School teach?
- Knockhall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Greenhithe.
- Who is the headteacher of Knockhall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Knockhall Primary School is Miss Kathryn Yiannadji, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Knockhall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Knockhall Primary 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 Knockhall Primary School?
- Knockhall Primary School has 387 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Knockhall Primary School full?
- Knockhall Primary School has capacity for 682 pupils and 387 on roll (57%), so it has space against 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 Knockhall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Knockhall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Knockhall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Knockhall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Knockhall Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Knockhall Primary School is part of THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Knockhall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Knockhall Primary School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Knockhall Primary School ranked 253rd of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Knockhall Primary School's absence rate?
- Knockhall Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Knockhall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Knockhall 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 10 July 2026.