Knowles Primary School

State-Funded School

knowles-primary-school-milton-keynes-south-east

South EastRegion

Milton KeynesLocal Authority

Buckingham and BletchleyConstituency

MK2 2HBPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Knowles Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Milton Keynes, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 356 pupils. Knowles Primary School is part of TOVE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

44%

Asian

24%

Black

15%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

356

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

40%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 356
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: TOVE LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Nov 2023	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
13 Nov 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	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.