Knypersley First School
Newpool Road, Knypersley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6NN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Lydia Leese
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 146873
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782973810
About this school
Knypersley First School is a primary academy in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 312 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Knypersley First 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 286 |
| 2023/24 | 283 |
| 2024/25 | 272 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Knypersley First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 22.8% | 312 | — |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy | 83% | 3.9% | 46.2% | 95 | 0.5 miles |
| Squirrel Hayes First School | — | 7% | 39.3% | 51 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingsfield First School | — | 4.7% | 26.7% | 214 | 0.7 miles |
| Oxhey First School | — | 3.5% | 4.6% | 241 | 1.3 miles |
| Thursfield Primary School | 70% | 4.4% | 11.5% | 315 | 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.79%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 9.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Squirrel Hayes First School0.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Kingsfield First School0.7 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Oxhey First School1.3 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Thursfield Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Knypersley First School teach?
- Knypersley First School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Knypersley First School?
- The headteacher of Knypersley First School is Miss Lydia Leese, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Knypersley First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Knypersley First 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 Knypersley First School?
- Knypersley First School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Knypersley First School full?
- Knypersley First School has capacity for 300 pupils and 312 on roll (104%), 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 Knypersley First School a faith school?
- No. Knypersley First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Knypersley First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Knypersley First School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Knypersley First School?
- Knypersley First School is part of CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Knypersley First School's absence rate?
- Knypersley First School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Knypersley First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Knypersley First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.