Knowle Primary School
Ringmore Way, West Park, Plymouth, PL5 3QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah-Jayne Collins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Learning Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 275
- URN
- 145653
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752365364
About this school
Knowle Primary School is a primary academy in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 275 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Strong 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
- Strong 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 | 52 | 53 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 58% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 72% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 49% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Knowle 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 | Plymouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 348 |
| 2023/24 | 325 |
| 2024/25 | 296 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Knowle Primary School compares
Knowle Primary School ranked 20th of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 7.9% | 57.5% | 275 | — |
| Ernesettle Community School | 82% | 5.1% | 36.4% | 587 | 0.3 miles |
| St Peter's RC Primary School | 41% | 7.6% | 46.4% | 75 | 0.5 miles |
| Shakespeare Primary School | 50% | 7.1% | 45.8% | 381 | 0.6 miles |
| St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy | 42% | 9.7% | 37.3% | 55 | 0.7 miles |
| Woodfield Primary School | 63% | 6.7% | 48.9% | 222 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report20 January 2026
- 23 June 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 57.5%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.92%
- Persistent absence
- 24.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ernesettle Community School0.3 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
St Peter's RC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Shakespeare Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
St Budeaux CofE Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Woodfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Knowle Primary School ranks 24th of the 72 ranked primary schools in Plymouth.
- Austin Farm Academy Primary
- Beechwood Primary Academy Primary
- Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boringdon Primary School Primary
- Chaddlewood Primary School Primary
- College Road Primary School Primary
- Compton CofE Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary Academy Primary
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Primary
- Elburton Primary School Primary
- Ernesettle Community School Primary
- Ford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Knowle Primary School teach?
- Knowle Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Knowle Primary School?
- The headteacher of Knowle Primary School is Mrs Sarah-Jayne Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Knowle Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Knowle 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 big is Knowle Primary School?
- Knowle Primary School has 275 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Knowle Primary School full?
- Knowle Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 275 on roll (65%), 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 Knowle Primary School a faith school?
- No. Knowle Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Knowle Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Knowle Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Knowle Primary School?
- Knowle Primary School is part of LEARNING ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Knowle Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Knowle Primary School rank locally?
- Knowle Primary School ranked 20th of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Knowle Primary School's absence rate?
- Knowle Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Knowle Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Knowle 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.