Knowles Primary School
Queensway, Milton Keynes, MK2 2HB
356 pupils · 85% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Free school meals
- 50.6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 October 2023, published 21 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 83% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 58 | 57 | 87 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 47 | 47 | 98 | 47 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 51 | 94 | 56 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 36 | 71 | 36 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 40 | 40 | 60 | 40 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 35 | 34 | 63 | 34 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 35 | 29 | 69 | 29 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 55 | 50 | 90 | 53 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Premier Academy 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Bishop Parker Catholic School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Drayton Park School 1.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Holne Chase Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Rickley Park Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Abbeys Primary School 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.