Knavesmire Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · York
Knavesmire Primary School is a primary school in York for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 11 October 2022. York has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Trafalgar Street, York, YO23 1HY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- York
- Pupils on roll
- 484 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 11 October 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils receive a wonderful start to their education.”
- “They have many opportunities to develop academically and emotionally.”
- “Leaders are highly ambitious for what pupils can achieve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 84% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 60 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as York published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in York.
- Scarcroft Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fishergate Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dringhouses Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Oswald's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Lawrence's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published