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Knavesmire Primary School

2–11Ages
484Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142760URN

Trafalgar Street, York, YO23 1HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.2 above York median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in York

142 applications for 60 places · 17th of 41 in York

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

York 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 above York median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

142 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 2.4; York median median 2.2
2025 2.5; York median median 2.1
2024 2.4; York median median 2.1
2023 2.7; York median median 2.1
2022 2.7; York median median 2.2
2021 2.7; York median median 2.1
2020 2.8; York median median 2.2
2019 3.0; York median median 2.1
2018 3.6; York median median 2.3
2017 3.3; York median median 2.1
2016 2.9; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 3.2; York median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 3.1; York median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the York median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
York median

Dashed bars: as Knavesmire Primary School (URN 121279), the previous school.

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	60	142	2.4	60	1.00
Sep 2025	59	150	2.5	67	1.14
Sep 2024	60	142	2.4	77	1.28
Sep 2023	60	163	2.7	57	0.95
Sep 2022	60	159	2.7	63	1.05
Sep 2021	60	162	2.7	60	1.00
Sep 2020	60	165	2.8	62	1.03
Sep 2019	60	181	3.0	66	1.10
Sep 2018	60	217	3.6	68	1.13
Sep 2017	60	196	3.3	61	1.02
Sep 2016 *	60	171	2.9	73	1.22
Sep 2015 *	60	191	3.2	63	1.05
Sep 2014 *	60	187	3.1	69	1.15

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 87% · Maths 89% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%3rd of 47 in York

York 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

York 78% England 78%

Higher standard53%

York 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

York 74% England 75%

Greater depth21%

York 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

York 76% England 77%

Higher standard47%

York 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
York median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	84%	21%	109	108
2023/24	92%	19%	108	108
2022/23	82%	3%	109	107

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

Knavesmire Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2022

2.4applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Scarcroft Primary School
1.0 km · York

Good2022

3.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · York

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Fishergate Primary School
1.2 km · York

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.4 km · York

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Dringhouses Primary School
1.4 km · York

Good2022

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · York

Good2024

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.5 km · York

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · York

Good2023

3.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142760 · 816/2011
Trust: Excel Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 484 on roll
Free school meals: 7.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2016
Replaced: Knavesmire Primary School (URN 121279)
Address: Trafalgar Street, York, YO23 1HY
Local authority: York

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