Knavesmire Primary School
Academy converter primary school in York (York).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
I hope that you enjoy exploring our site and finding out what goes on at our school. We believe that it is essential that children enjoy their learning and are enthusiastic, so that they can become confident and successful in what they do. All children should be happy in school, which comes through respect for each other – adults and children.
Learning, understanding and achievement come from purposefulness and creativity in an enriching curriculum. Learning should be fun as well as challenging at times.
Have a look at our pupils achievements academically and socially, creatively and in sport, to discover more. ; Knavesmire Primary @KPSFeed 9 Jul 2024 1810645589732012115 #KPSYear5 are absolutely smashing all their rehearsals this morning - we are so excited for everyone to see our performance this evening!! #Creative #Arty #HighExpectations Twitter feed image.
Twitter feed image. Reply on Twitter 1810645589732012115 Retweet on Twitter 1810645589732012115 2 Like on Twitter 1810645589732012115 23 Twitter 1810645589732012115 ; Knavesmire Primary @KPSFeed 14 Jun 2024 1801693301734838301 It's KPS quiz time! Staff were confident...until the first round was politics! #Resilient #Hardworking #Noidea
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music lessons
- Friends of Knavesmire
- Knavesmire Children’s Centre
- School Library
- Sport at Knavesmire
- Inclusion Quality Mark
- Facility Hire
- Excel Learning Trust
- Volunteering
- Maths
- Science
- History
- Geography
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Computing
- Art and Design
and 10 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 142760
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (9 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Huws Jones | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Vanessa Huws Jones Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Hodgeon | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Jackie Gray | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Kay Roantree | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Vanessa Huws Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Joe Maitland | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Thom Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Elt Clerk | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2014 | |
| Mr Adam Cooper Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2011 · until 2030 |
| Jon Hodgeon Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Jackie Gray Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Kay Roantree Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record