Community school · Hertfordshire

Knebworth Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
390Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117120URN

Swangleys Lane, Knebworth, SG3 6AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

112 applications for 54 places · 234th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2023

Inspection history

11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 November 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

112 applications · 54 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	54	112	2.1	54	1.00
Sep 2025	55	102	1.9	50	0.91
Sep 2024	60	116	1.9	62	1.03
Sep 2023	56	108	1.9	52	0.93
Sep 2022	59	142	2.4	70	1.19
Sep 2021	60	120	2.0	58	0.97
Sep 2020	60	109	1.8	56	0.93
Sep 2019	60	103	1.7	55	0.92
Sep 2018	58	113	2.0	53	0.91
Sep 2017	60	135	2.3	64	1.07
Sep 2016	60	136	2.3	63	1.05
Sep 2015	60	146	2.4	73	1.22
Sep 2014	60	141	2.4	72	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 72% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%177th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard34%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	13%	108	106
2023/24	66%	8%	106	105
2022/23	72%	11%	104	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Knebworth Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Datchworth
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Shephalbury Park Primary School
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

3.0applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Longmeadow Primary School
2.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024
Roebuck Academy
2.6 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Oaklands Primary School
2.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Peartree Spring Primary School
3.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117120 · 919/2066
Capacity: 430 pupils · 390 on roll
Free school meals: 11.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Swangleys Lane, Knebworth, SG3 6AA
Local authority: Hertfordshire · North Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources