Schools in Knaresborough

About schools in Knaresborough

Knaresborough lists nine schools, most of them primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

66%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 7 schools with published results

Primary schools7

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Aspin Park Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  66%

  expected standard
• Goldsborough Church of England Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  71%

  expected standard
• Meadowside Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Scotton Lingerfield Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Staveley Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• King James's School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  46.1

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• The Forest School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 16

Common questions about schools in Knaresborough

How many schools does Knaresborough have?

OfferDay lists nine schools in Knaresborough, including seven primary schools and one secondary school.

Who inspects schools in Knaresborough?

Every school in Knaresborough is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Knaresborough ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Knaresborough where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 10 July 2026.