Knypersley First School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Staffordshire
Newpool Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6NN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 03/12/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
9.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
312
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
300 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
54 of 54 families who put it first got an offer
54
Places offered
95
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 54 | 54 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 95 | 54 | 57% |
1st preference success by year
Staffordshire lets families list 3 preferences. 5 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). 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
- 3–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lydia Leese
- Address
- Newpool Road, Knypersley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 6NN
- Phone
- 01782973810
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Biddulph West · Staffordshire Moorlands
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146873
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 21% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
312 pupils · 300 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
03 December 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
30 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 233 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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 Staffordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
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.