Thirsk Community 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hambleton Place, Thirsk, YO7 1SL
Website: http://www.thirsk-pri.n-yorks.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01845524349
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Chandler
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121365

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 294
Number of Pupils: 203
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 99

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.3 to -0.6
Writing
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.7
Maths
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thirsk Community Primary School
Hambleton Place , YO7 1SL
2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Green Lane East , YO7 1NB
1out of 4 1,314 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Sowerby Primary Academy
Topcliffe Road , Sowerby YO7 1RX
3out of 4 1,445 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
South Kilvington Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Stockton Road , South Kilvington YO7 2LR
3out of 4 2,072 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Keeble Gateway Academy
Inspiration Way , YO7 1TS
- not rated 2,305 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Topcliffe Road , Sowerby YO7 1RZ
3out of 4 1,726 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.