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Knypersley First School

Academy converter · Stoke-on-Trent · ST8 6NN

Ages 3–9 · 312 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-12-03

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.8%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
235

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
7
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill104%

312 pupils · 300 places

Pupils on roll
312
Boys / girls
144 / 168
School capacity
300
Capacity fill
312 / 300 (104%)
Free school meals
20.7%
FSM pupils
62
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–9

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Academy trust
CHILDREN FIRST LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Headteacher
Miss Lydia Leese

Location

Address
Newpool Road, Knypersley
Postcode
ST8 6NN
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–9, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 312 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 20.7%.

Open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
183
Primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
121
Academies among open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
70% (129)
Open schools in ST8
10
Primary in ST8
6
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Stoke-on-TrentNear ST8

  • Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    • KS253%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM38.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Squirrel Hayes First School

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    • FSM51.0%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Kingsfield First School

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    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM26.7%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Oxhey First School

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    • FSM4.2%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Thursfield Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM10.5%
    • Demand0.97

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  • Castle Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM14.9%
    • Demand0.73

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  • Packmoor Ormiston Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM13.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Woodcocks' Well CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS236%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM14.1%
    • Demand1.20

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Lydia Leese
Telephone
01782973810
Website
www.knypersley.staffs.sch.uk/

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