Thirsk Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Thirsk Community Primary School is a primary school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (community school). North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Thirsk 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 5 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 9 first-choice applications for 9 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 45.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire is 15.3%.
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
- Hambleton Place, Thirsk, YO7 1SL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 122 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this welcoming school.”
- “Leaders are ambitious for all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils enjoy learning, which takes place in calm and focused classrooms.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “Their achievement in national tests at the end of key stage 2 has been below national expectations for the last 3 years.”
- “However, some changes to the curriculum are very recent.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (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) | 30% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 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.
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Sowerby Primary Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- South Kilvington Church of England Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Keeble Gateway Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Carlton Miniott Primary Academy 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Knayton Church of England Academy 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Alanbrooke Academy 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Topcliffe CofE Academy 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published