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Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Windsor and Maidenhead

Bath Road, Reading, RG10 9UX

Website 01628822584

60

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 19/06/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.0%

12.5% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

129

Capacity used

Has space

61%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

9 of 9 families who put it first got an offer

13

Places offered

32

Total applications

2.5

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference99● 100%
2nd preference82● 25%
3rd preference50● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)101● 10%
Total321238%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Windsor and Maidenhead lets families list 6 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
5–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Nichole Bourner
Address
Bath Road, Knowl Hill, Reading, RG10 9UX
Phone
01628822584
Local authority
Windsor and Maidenhead
Ward / constituency
Hurley & Walthams · Maidenhead
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
141295

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals16%——
English as additional language7%——
SEN support23%——
62% boys (80)38% girls (49)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ASHLEY HILL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

129 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    19 June 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
  2. 23

    03 February 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 120 pupils

Attendance

95.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
17%
21/22
11%
22/23
15%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths60%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard60%
-2% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard70%
-5% vs England
Higher standard40%
+7% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard75%
+3% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard65%
-9% vs England
Higher standard10%
-16% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard75%
+2% vs England
Higher standard50%
+20% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Science

Expected standard80%
-2% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

572019582023602024602025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)60%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Windsor and Maidenhead council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.