Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school located in Thirsk. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/04/2007. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Grange Close, Thirsk

School Information

Address: Grange Close, Thirsk, YO7 3LN
Website: http://www.dishforth.n-yorks.sch.uk
Telephone: 01845577206
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Lyon
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121487

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/04/2007

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 81
Number of Boys: 44
Number of Girls: 37

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0 Confidence interval -3.1 to 3.1
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -3.4 to 2.4
Maths
Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -4.9 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:87%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School
Short Road , Dishforth Airfield YO7 3DL 		4out of 4 2,667 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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