Swangleys Lane, Knebworth, Hertfordshire SG3 6AA
10 reasons to choose Knebworth Primary and Nursery School
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Knebworth Primary and Nursery School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Knebworth and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
School fundamentals
Knebworth Primary and Nursery School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Knebworth Primary and Nursery School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 28 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Knebworth Primary and Nursery School ranks in the top 32% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 24% of schools.
The Knebworth Primary and Nursery School curriculum
School curriculum is subject based with some cross-curricular projects. It also includes PSHE, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for maths, music and sport.
Sport at Knebworth Primary and Nursery School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Knebworth Primary and Nursery School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.45am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Knebworth Primary and Nursery School
Sherrardswood Preparatory School (3.2 miles); Heath Mount School (5 miles); Kingshott School (6.7 miles).
Broom Barns Community Primary School (2.6 miles); Aston St Mary’s Church of England Primary School (2.7 miles); St John’s Church of England Primary School, Digswell (4.3 miles).
Sherrardswood School (3.2 miles); St Christopher School, Letchworth (8.7 miles); St Edmund’s College, Ware (8.9 miles).
The John Henry Newman Catholic School (4.7 miles); Hitchin Girls’ School (7.7 miles); Hitchin Boys’ School (8 miles).