Knop Law Primary School
Hillhead Parkway, Chapel House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 1DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melissa Charlton
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 398
- URN
- 150327
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912674453
About this school
Knop Law Primary School is a primary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 398 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 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How Knop Law 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 406 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Knop Law Primary School compares
Knop Law Primary School ranked 7th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 3.8% | 25.4% | 398 | — |
| Milecastle Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 20.5% | 185 | 0.2 miles |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton | 77% | 5% | 21.2% | 426 | 0.5 miles |
| West Denton Primary School | 48% | 6.8% | 57.8% | 316 | 0.5 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 34.2% | 173 | 0.6 miles |
| Walbottle Village Primary School | 75% | 6.3% | 50.4% | 147 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.44%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.75%
- Persistent absence
- 6.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Milecastle Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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West Denton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Walbottle Village Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Knop Law Primary School ranks 10th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Knop Law Primary School teach?
- Knop Law Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Knop Law Primary School?
- The headteacher of Knop Law Primary School is Mrs Melissa Charlton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Knop Law Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Knop Law 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 Knop Law Primary School?
- Knop Law Primary School has 398 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Knop Law Primary School full?
- Knop Law Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 398 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Knop Law Primary School a faith school?
- No. Knop Law Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Knop Law Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Knop Law Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Knop Law Primary School?
- Knop Law Primary School is part of ONE (OWL NORTH EAST) TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Knop Law Primary School rank locally?
- Knop Law Primary School ranked 7th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Knop Law Primary School's absence rate?
- Knop Law Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Knop Law Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Knop Law 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.