Academy sponsor led · Kent

Knockhall Primary School

3–11Ages
387Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145014URN

Eynsford Road, Greenhithe, DA9 9RF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

0.7per place

1.7 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

63 applications for 89 places · 385th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 13 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
20 June 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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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

0.7applications per place, Reception

1.7 below Kent median (2.4) 1.5 below England median (2.2)

63 applications · 89 places offered · 33 named it first

2026 0.7; Kent median median 2.4
2025 0.9; Kent median median 2.3
2024 0.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.2; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.3; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.0; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.1; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as Knockhall Academy (URN 141099), Knockhall Community Primary School (URN 118267), 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	89	63	0.7	33	0.37
Sep 2025	54	50	0.9	21	0.39
Sep 2024	49	44	0.9	16	0.33
Sep 2023	44	51	1.2	28	0.64
Sep 2022	43	61	1.4	32	0.74
Sep 2021	51	49	1.0	32	0.63
Sep 2020	46	60	1.3	32	0.70
Sep 2019	59	60	1.0	38	0.64
Sep 2018	64	69	1.1	32	0.50
Sep 2017 *	62	106	1.7	57	0.92
Sep 2016 *	78	138	1.8	63	0.81
Sep 2015 *	90	121	1.3	63	0.70
Sep 2014 *	76	99	1.3	42	0.55

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 77% · Maths 74% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%246th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	9%	105	104
2023/24	59%	6%	106	103
2022/23	41%	3%	102	101

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

Knockhall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

0.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Craylands School
0.9 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Manor Community Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard
1.8 km · Kent

2026

5.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Good2023

3.9applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Bean Primary School
2.6 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lawn Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
The Brent Primary School
3.0 km · Kent

Good2024

3.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

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

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145014 · 886/2092
Trust: The Woodland Academy Trust
Capacity: 682 pupils · 387 on roll
Free school meals: 26.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2017
Replaced: Knockhall Academy (URN 141099); Knockhall Community Primary School (URN 118267)
Address: Eynsford Road, Greenhithe, DA9 9RF
Local authority: Kent · Dartford

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