SCHOOL PROFILE

Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 141295
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 61.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 June 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

3 February 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published 23 March 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Windsor and Maidenhead
Trust ASHLEY HILL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 129 129 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 49 38.0% of pupils
Male pupils 80 62.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.5%
9.3 pts below England
School 15.5%
Windsor and Maidenhead 12.6%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.9%
9.4 pts below England
School 10.9%
Windsor and Maidenhead 14.0%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.7%
3.7 pts above England
School 4.7%
Windsor and Maidenhead 1.2%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
65.1%
84
Indian
13.2%
17
Any other White background
7.8%
10
Any other Mixed background
3.9%
5
Gypsy / Roma
3.1%
4
Pakistani
2.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 38.8% 50 of 129 pupils
17.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 38.8%
Windsor and Maidenhead 20.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 28.7% 37 pupils
England 14.8% 13.9 pts above
EHC plans 10.1% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Speech, language & communication 9
Specific learning difficulty 7
No specialist assessment yet 3
Hearing impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 63.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 78.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 70.7%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

65.0%

7.0 pts below England

School 65.0%
Windsor and Maidenhead 74.8%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.17 pts lower than England
School 5.05%
Windsor and Maidenhead 5.95%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

12.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.32 pts lower than England
School 12.50%
Windsor and Maidenhead 15.16%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Windsor and Maidenhead 1.63%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

61.4% 26.8 pts below England
Knowl Hill Church of England Primary Academy
61.4%
Windsor and Maidenhead
87.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information