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Knowle Park Primary School, Bristol

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Knowle Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bristol. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 88th-highest of the 198 schools in Bristol with published results, and 6,591st of 14,452 across England. It was 96% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2015)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bristol, City of (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Knowle Park Primary School in detail

Knowle Park Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "At Knowle Park Primary, we are incredibly proud of our children and our whole school community. Everything we do is built around our four core values: Kindness, Inspiring, Togetherness and Excelling . These values shape our relationships, our learning and the way we work together as a school."

The school runs after-school care.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 5.30pm and an open day on Friday 8 January 2027 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Bristol, City of

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at Knowle Park Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Bristol, City of; and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 66% in reading and 64% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Knowle Park Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 81 families put Knowle Park Primary School as their first choice and 189 named it as one of their preferences, for 90 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Knowle Park Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Knowle Park Primary School are E-ACT Ilminster Avenue Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 49% reading, 49% maths); Hillcrest Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 88% reading, 86% maths); Oasis Academy Connaught (0.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); and Victoria Park Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 75% maths).

Knowle Park Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

E-ACT Ilminster Avenue AcademyHillcrest Primary SchoolOasis Academy ConnaughtVictoria Park Primary School

What parents say

161 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Knowle Park Primary School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

Who goes there

In 2026, 118 pupils (19.3%) received SEN support and 13 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Bedminster Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Greenwood Road (w-bound), 140 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Knowle Park Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Knowle Park Primary School are Oasis Academy Daventry Road (0.3 miles), Oasis Academy John Williams (0.9 miles), Prospect Education Trust (1 mile) and Oasis Academy Temple Quarter (1 mile).

Oasis Academy Daventry RoadOasis Academy John WilliamsProspect Education TrustOasis Academy Temple Quarter

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Likely (~412m)Possible (~589m)Unlikely (~766m)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Miss Donna Cullen
Pupils:611
LA:Bristol, City of
Phone:01173772678
Address:Queenshill Road, Knowle Park, Bristol, BS4 2XG
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2007

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from July 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.

Inspected 22 October 2024View full report
URN:135203
UKPRN:10072351
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Bristol East
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2015 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

23.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

161 responses
Would recommend92%
Child is happy96%
Child does well91%
High expectations87%
Feels safe96%
Well behaved94%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)80%
Kept informed91%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)87%
Wider development85%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+15ppMaths+12ppWriting+10pp

Reading has improved from 66% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 64% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 67% to 77% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

27.6

Avg class size

28.9

Infant (KS1)

28.3

KS2

19

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Knowle Park Primary School.

  • The Outdoors project @ Hillcrest Primary910m away · Not yet graded
  • Future Stars Coaching at Hillcrest Primary School910m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Knowle Park Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Bristol, City of. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.

2026 to 2027

  • Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
  • Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
  • Summer term: Monday 12 April to Friday 23 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)

2027 to 2028

  • Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
  • Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
  • Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)

Source: Bristol, City of term dates

Getting There

Bus Stops

Greenwood Road (W-bound)
136m · 2 min walk
Broad Walk Square (C)
156m · 3 min walk
Teignmouth Road (S-bound)
197m · 3 min walk
Salcombe Green (N-bound)
415m · 7 min walk
St Peter's Hospice (SW-bound)
430m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
19
Fatal
0
Serious
7
Children hurt
5

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 12 slight.

5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 4 on a bicycle.

5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Bristol, City of is 27 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Knowle Park Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

96%

Near capacity

604 pupils

630 places

26 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Bristol

Low pressure
New homes approved:15,069
Projected new pupils:3,767

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bristol

Across Bristol, City of council

Low demand council-wide0.82 applications per place

Places available

5,210

Applications

4,287

Got 1st preference

92.0%

Got preferred school

99.1%

All primary applications across Bristol, City of council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(6)

22 October 2024

Ungraded inspection: Standards have been maintained.

12 February 2019
8 July 2015
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

118

SEN Support

13

EHC Plans

21.4%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication54
Social, Emotional & Mental Health32
Specific Learning Difficulty18
Moderate Learning Difficulty10
Autistic Spectrum Disorder8
Multi-Sensory Impairment3
Other3
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Hearing Impairment1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
68.9%
Asian
5.5%
Black
3.1%
Mixed
12.4%
Other
2.0%
Unclassified
2.1%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals23.1%
English as Additional Language18.0%

611

Total Pupils

305

Boys

306

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

32

Teachers

19.1:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,798

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,146

Per pupil

£3456k

Total funding

£189k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£356,214
EAL funding£44,031
Lump sum£150,994

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.3%

Overall absence

18.6%

Persistent absence

542

Enrolments

Authorised4.7%
Unauthorised1.6%
Persistent (10%+)18.6%
Severe (50%+)2.6%

Absence trend

4.3%
18/19
5.5%
20/21
7.0%
21/22
5.7%
22/23
6.5%
23/24
6.3%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Knowle Park Primary School

What are SATs results like at Knowle Park Primary School?

Of the pupils at Knowle Park Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.

What is Knowle Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Knowle Park Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2015, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Knowle Park Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Knowle Park Primary School is oversubscribed, Bristol, City of allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Knowle Park Primary School?

Knowle Park Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Knowle Park Primary School?

Classes at Knowle Park Primary School average 27.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Knowle Park Primary School?

Knowle Park Primary School has around 611 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Knowle Park Primary School?

6.3% of sessions were missed at Knowle Park Primary School in 2024/25. 18.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Knowle Park Primary School?

Apply through Bristol, City of's coordinated admissions process, naming Knowle Park Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Knowle Park Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists 2 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Knowle Park Primary School: The Outdoors project @ Hillcrest Primary (910m away, registered, not yet graded) and Future Stars Coaching at Hillcrest Primary School (910m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

What are Knowle Park Primary School's term dates?

Knowle Park Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Bristol, City of. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Friday 23 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).

How many road collisions happen near Knowle Park Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 19 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 12 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 4 on a bicycle. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bristol, City of is 27 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Knowle Park Primary School?

Knowle Park Primary School is at Queenshill Road, Knowle Park, Bristol, BS4 2XG.

Sources: Bristol, City of term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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