Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2014–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 10 December 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | Not published |
| 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 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 saw 14 first-choice applications for 15 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 10 December 2024, was Standards maintained, following a Good outcome on 27 November 2019.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Grange Close, Dishforth, Thirsk, YO7 3LN
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 97 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 10 December 2024
Strengths
- “The school has fully embedded its vision of ‘rooted and grounded in love’.”
- “Pupils of all ages benefit from the positive relationships they develop with adults.”
- “Pupils contribute well to the calm and peaceful environment.”
To improve
- “That said, in a few areas, the essential knowledge that pupils need to know and remember is not clearly identified.”
- “This means checks on learning at times do not ensure that pupils are embedding this key knowledge over time.”
- “This restricts the progress pupils make through the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2025 (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) | 64% | 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, 15 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 Airfield Community Primary School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Topcliffe CofE Academy 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kirby Hill Church of England (VC) Primary School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sharow Church of England Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alanbrooke Academy 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Boroughbridge Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published