Academy converter · North Yorkshire

Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
289Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
147097URN

Stockwell Road, Knaresborough, HG5 0JN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.9per place

1.4 above North Yorkshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Yorkshire

128 applications for 33 places · 11th of 136 in North Yorkshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.4 above North Yorkshire median (2.5) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

128 applications · 33 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 3.9; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
2025 2.8; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2024 3.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.4
2023 3.4; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
2022 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2021 2.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6
2020 2.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.7
2019 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 2.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.2; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Yorkshire median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
North Yorkshire median

Dashed bars: as Knaresborough St John's CofE Primary School (URN 133106), 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	33	128	3.9	33	1.00
Sep 2025	41	116	2.8	36	0.88
Sep 2024	30	112	3.7	25	0.83
Sep 2023	25	84	3.4	24	0.96
Sep 2022	33	81	2.5	29	0.88
Sep 2021	34	88	2.6	30	0.88
Sep 2020	47	105	2.2	41	0.87
Sep 2019 *	41	94	2.3	40	0.98
Sep 2018 *	50	113	2.3	39	0.78
Sep 2017 *	47	94	2.0	35	0.74
Sep 2016 *	46	101	2.2	41	0.89
Sep 2015 *	50	100	2.0	49	0.98
Sep 2014 *	46	78	1.7	41	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 78% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%63rd of 232 in North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

North Yorkshire 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

North Yorkshire 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

North Yorkshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth22%

North Yorkshire 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

North Yorkshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

North Yorkshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Yorkshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	8%	105	105
2023/24	67%	11%	105	104
2022/23	70%	16%	107	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

Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

3.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy
0.6 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Meadowside Academy
0.7 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

3.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Aspin Park Academy
1.0 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Starbeck Primary Academy
2.4 km · North Yorkshire

Good2024

3.1applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Hookstone Chase Primary School
2.8 km · North Yorkshire

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Goldsborough Church of England Primary School
3.0 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2022

3.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Scotton Lingerfield Primary School
3.3 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

4.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Willow Tree Community Primary School
3.8 km · North Yorkshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147097 · 815/3903
Trust: Elevate Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 390 pupils · 289 on roll
Free school meals: 21.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 October 2019
Replaced: Knaresborough St John's CofE Primary School (URN 133106)
Address: Stockwell Road, Knaresborough, HG5 0JN
Local authority: North Yorkshire

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