Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 February 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Knaresborough St John's Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 71% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place; there were 33 first-choice applications for 33 offers.
- There are 25.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Stockwell Road, Knaresborough, HG5 0JN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 289 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 February 2024
Strengths
- “Knaresborough St John’s C of E Primary School is welcoming and caring.”
- “They enjoy learning, making friends and exploring diverse activities like cookery club, drum workshops and football practice.”
- “Relationships between pupils and adults are strong.”
To improve
- “The school is still refining curriculum plans in some subjects such as history.”
- “This newly introduced curriculum will take time to embed and for pupils to demonstrate their depth and breadth of knowledge as they begin to make links across important themes.”
- “A lack of clarity and consistency at unstructured times has led to a small number of older pupils behaving below the level they demonstrate in class.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 April 2024 (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) | 71% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Meadowside Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Aspin Park Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Starbeck Primary Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hookstone Chase Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Goldsborough Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Scotton Lingerfield Primary School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Willow Tree Community Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published