Ofsted: Good

Knowle DGE Academy

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personMrs Kate Lee-Wells

corporate_fareMIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP

location_onBristol, BS4 1QY

language Visit Website phone 1173708030

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

165

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Attainment 8

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GCSE Rank

#32 in Bristol, City of

#4,536 of 4,663 nationally

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Knowle DGE Academy is a Academy special converter school in Bristol, serving ages 5-19. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Knowle DGE Academy is an academy special converter in Bristol, Bristol, City of, admitting pupils aged 5-19. It is part of MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. The school has approximately 163 pupils on roll, of whom 72% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 1, placing the school #32 in Bristol, City of and #4,536 of 4,663 nationally. 0.00% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 5.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 12.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

0.00%

Entering EBacc0.00%

EBacc APS0.08

2024

Progress 8 Score

-1.86

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0.00%

EBacc APS0.14

2023

Progress 8 Score

-1.53

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

2.6

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS0.15

2022

Progress 8 Score

-2.22

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

2.3

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS0.13

2021

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS-

2019

Progress 8 Score

-2.23

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

1.5

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS0.1

2018

Progress 8 Score

-2.03

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

1.7

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS0.14

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2025

Stayed in Education / Employment

78%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)78%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)13%

2024

Stayed in Education / Employment

83%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)83%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)14%

2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

92%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)88%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment4%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)4%

2022

Stayed in Education / Employment

91%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)91%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)9%

2021

Stayed in Education / Employment

77%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)73%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment5%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)18%

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 55%

Reading-% LA 69%

Writing-% LA 64%

Maths-% LA 67%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 53%England 61%

Reading0% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 51%England 60%

Reading14% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.6

Write

LA -1.1

Maths

LA -1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%England 65%

Reading0% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-9.0

Read

LA 0.1

-12.4 to -5.6

-11.7

Write

LA 0.1

-14.7 to -8.7

-11.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-14.2 to -8.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%

Reading0% LA 69%

Writing0% LA 72%

Maths0% LA 69%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-15.5

Read

LA -0.3

-19.4 to -11.6

-12.9

Write

LA 0.2

-16.6 to -9.2

-12.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-16.3 to -8.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 June 2024

Inspection Report

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16 February 2022

Inspection Report

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06 September 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-06-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-02-16

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2014-11-04

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-05-01

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

11.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

9.8%(16 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 163 pupils. During this period, there were 18 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 11.0%, which is above the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	163	18	11.0%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	156	22	14.1%	7.8%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	170	27	15.9%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	166	31	18.7%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	164	30	18.3%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	169	19	11.2%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	165	18	10.9%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	159	31	19.5%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	165	23	13.9%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	160	24	15.0%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	153	3	2.0%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	160	0	0.0%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	160	0	0.0%	1.0%	1
2020/21 (Autumn term)	158	0	0.0%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	158	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	160	17	10.6%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	157	10	6.4%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	154	13	8.4%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	150	16	10.7%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	144	19	13.2%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	152	9	5.9%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	147	8	5.4%	3.7%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 87 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 37 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 22 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Knowle DGE Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

Student Destinations (After Secondary)

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover