Thirsk School & Sixth Form College is a secondary school located in Thirsk. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 31/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Topcliffe Road, Thirsk, YO7 1RZ
Website: http://www.thirskschool.org
Telephone: 01845522024
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Emma Lambden
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 121666

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 31/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1250
Number of Pupils: 927
Number of Boys: 443
Number of Girls: 484

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 21.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.07 Confidence interval -0.14 to 0.27
Of the 150 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 147 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:67%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:38%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.36
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sowerby Primary Academy
Topcliffe Road , Sowerby YO7 1RX 		3out of 4 306 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Green Lane East , YO7 1NB 		1out of 4 421 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Keeble Gateway Academy
Inspiration Way , YO7 1TS 		- not rated 596 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Thirsk Community Primary School
Hambleton Place , YO7 1SL 		2out of 4 1,726 yd Community school 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 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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