Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School is a primary school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 June 2023. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 4 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 7 June 2023; of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire, 1 is Good and 7 have no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, with 14 first-choice applications for 14 offers; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 27 places.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Short Road, Dishforth Airfield, Thirsk, YO7 3DL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 96 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 7 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this exceptional school.”
- “Staff expectations for pupils’ behaviour and achievement are very high.”
- “Pupils behave extremely well in lessons and are highly enthusiastic about their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Boroughbridge Primary School 2.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Topcliffe CofE Academy 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Roecliffe CofE Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sharow Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alanbrooke Academy 4.6 mi Not judged Last distance published