Academy sponsor led · Milton Keynes

Knowles Primary School

4–11Ages
356Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144357URN

Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2HB · 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

1.5per place

0.7 below Milton Keynes median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Milton Keynes

87 applications for 58 places · 61st of 68 in Milton Keynes

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 3 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Milton Keynes median (2.2) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

87 applications · 58 places offered · 57 named it first

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

2026 1.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2025 2.1; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2024 1.6; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2022 1.5; Milton Keynes median median 2.2
2021 1.8; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2020 2.0; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2019 1.6; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2018 1.6; Milton Keynes median median 2.4
2017 1.9; Milton Keynes median median 2.3
2016 1.6; Milton Keynes median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Milton Keynes median median 2.0; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Milton Keynes median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Milton Keynes median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Milton Keynes median

Dashed bars: as Knowles Primary School (URN 136679), 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	58	87	1.5	57	0.98
Sep 2025	47	98	2.1	47	1.00
Sep 2024	58	94	1.6	51	0.88
Sep 2023	38	71	1.9	36	0.95
Sep 2022	40	60	1.5	40	1.00
Sep 2021	35	63	1.8	34	0.97
Sep 2020	35	69	2.0	29	0.83
Sep 2019	55	90	1.6	50	0.91
Sep 2018	41	66	1.6	41	1.00
Sep 2017	31	59	1.9	31	1.00
Sep 2016 *	65	106	1.6	64	0.98
Sep 2015 *	92	122	1.3	78	0.85
Sep 2014 *	75	108	1.4	73	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 85% · Maths 90% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%5th of 55 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Milton Keynes 80% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Milton Keynes 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Milton Keynes 76% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Milton Keynes 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Milton Keynes 79% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Milton Keynes 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Milton Keynes median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	4%	108	105
2023/24	67%	13%	104	106
2022/23	84%	10%	109	106

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

Knowles Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
The Premier Academy
0.8 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Bishop Parker Catholic School
1.1 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Drayton Park School
1.4 km · Milton Keynes

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Holne Chase Primary School
1.6 km · Milton Keynes

Good2023

2.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Rickley Park Primary School
1.8 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Abbeys Primary School
1.9 km · Milton Keynes

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Water Hall Primary School
2.0 km · Milton Keynes

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Milton Keynes

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144357 · 826/2025
Trust: Tove Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 356 on roll
Free school meals: 50.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2017
Replaced: Knowles Primary School (URN 136679)
Address: Queensway, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 2HB
Local authority: Milton Keynes

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