Knockhall Primary School

State-Funded School

knockhall-primary-school-kent-south-east

South EastRegion

KentLocal Authority

DartfordConstituency

DA9 9RFPostcode

0.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Knockhall Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Kent, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 387 pupils. Knockhall Primary School is part of THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 13 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 59%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

47%

Asian

14%

Black

25%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

387

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

42%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 387
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE WOODLAND ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Sept 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
10 Oct 2019	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.