Knavesmire Primary School

School Name: Knavesmire Primary School
Address: Trafalgar Street
Town/City: York
County: North Yorkshire
Postcode: YO23 1HY
Telephone Number: 01904 806545
Website: https://www.knavesmireprimary.co.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
Trust: Excel Learning Trust
Sponsor: Excel Learning Trust

Headteacher: Mr Adam Cooper
Capacity: 420
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 484 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 115% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 7.5%

URN: 142760
DfE Number: 816/2011
UKPRN: 10056149
UPRN: 100052162134
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: York (E06000014)
Constituency: York Central (E14001604)
Electoral Ward: Micklegate (E05010325)

Easting & Northing: 459873E, 450169N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 56' 41.32" N 1° 5' 21" W
Plus Code: 9C5WWWV6+W8

DfE Record: View record

1. Millthorpe School (0.5km)
2. York Steiner School (0.8km)
3. Danesgate Community (0.8km)
4. All Saints Catholic School York (0.9km)
5. Scarcroft Primary School (1.0km)
6. The Mount School (York) (1.1km)
7. OneSchool Global York Campus (1.2km)
8. St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy (1.2km)
9. Fishergate Primary School (1.2km)
10. St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.4km)

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