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Knowle Church of England Primary Academy

  • 3–11Ages
  • 468Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 139457URN

Kixley Lane, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management
What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
3.3per place
0.7 above Solihull median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Solihull

199 applications for 60 places · 13th of 49 in Solihull
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
73%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early years provisionGood

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
3.3applications per place, Reception
0.7 above Solihull median (2.6) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

199 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

  1. 2026 3.3; Solihull median median 2.6
  2. 2025 2.6; Solihull median median 2.3
  3. 2024 3.1; Solihull median median 2.4
  4. 2023 2.7; Solihull median median 2.3
  5. 2022 2.7; Solihull median median 2.5
  6. 2021 2.9; Solihull median median 2.4
  7. 2020 2.6; Solihull median median 2.3
  8. 2019 2.8; Solihull median median 2.1
  9. 2018 2.8; Solihull median median 2.0
  10. 2017 2.3; Solihull median median 2.1
  11. 2016 2.3; Solihull median median 2.2
  12. 2015 2.7; Solihull median median 2.2
  13. 2014 2.7; Solihull median median 2.1
More applications per place than the Solihull median in 13 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Solihull 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026601993.3601.00
Sep 2025601582.6661.10
Sep 2024601883.1761.27
Sep 2023601602.7601.00
Sep 2022591572.7601.02
Sep 2021591732.9721.22
Sep 2020591552.6681.15
Sep 2019601652.8821.37
Sep 2018591652.8771.31
Sep 2017601392.3651.08
Sep 2016872002.3941.08
Sep 2015601632.7761.27
Sep 2014601622.7771.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%16th of 45 in Solihull
Reading
Expected standard80%
Higher standard62%
Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard75%
Greater depth27%
Maths
Expected standard87%
Higher standard47%
Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Solihull median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2573%22%109108
2023/2483%22%110110
2022/2373%16%109109

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

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  • Urgent improvement
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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
139457 · 334/3012
Trust
Knowle Church of England Primary Academy
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
480 pupils · 468 on roll
Free school meals
7.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Opened
1 April 2013
Replaced
Knowle Church of England Primary School (URN 131292)
Address
Kixley Lane, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0JE
Local authority
Solihull

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