Stokesley School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Stokesley, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
5.990 miles
Published by North Yorkshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Stokesley School is a secondary school in Stokesley, North Yorkshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 June 2022. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2011 to 2026 entry.
Stokesley 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 5.990 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 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
- For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 5.990 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 7 years with a published distance.
- Year 7 2026 drew 213 first-choice applications for 202 offers; 194 offers went to first-choice families and 19 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- Of the 422 Year 7 2026 applications, 287 (68%) came from families living outside North Yorkshire, and 87 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 39% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 45.3 (England 46).
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
- Station Road, Stokesley, TS9 5AL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,079 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 June 2022
Strengths
- “High expectations from leaders and all staff are the norm at Stokesley School.”
- “Pupils know that this is the minimum expectation of them.”
- “They behave well and are attentive in lessons.”
To improve
- “However, a small minority of pupils are not always comfortable reporting bullying when it occurs.”
- “Some victims of bullying would like better support.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not consistently emphasise and revisit the most important knowledge in lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 July 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 213 first-preference applications, 202 offers in total, 194 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College 13.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ryedale School 16.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Thirsk School & Sixth Form College 18.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bedale High School 20.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy 21.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lady Lumley's Academy 21.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College 22.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Risedale School 22.3 mi Not judged Last distance published