Thornton Dale CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Pickering, 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 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Thornton Dale CofE Primary School is a primary school in Pickering, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 4 March 2025. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Thornton Dale CofE 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, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 19 first-choice applications for 20 offers; 18 offers went to first-choice families and 1 first-choice family (5%) was not offered a place.
- 10.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the middle figure of 22.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
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
- Castle Close, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering, YO18 7TW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 146 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 4 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Thornton Dale Primary are happy, polite and articulate members of the school family.”
- “They enjoy numerous opportunities to thrive and flourish in the school’s carefully crafted, nurturing environment.”
- “Pupils embody the school’s values of kindness, friendship and respect.”
To improve
- “However, a small number of pupils do not have gaps in their phonics knowledge addressed swiftly enough.”
- “This can limit their ability to read confidently.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 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) | 63% | 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: 19 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 18 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.
- Pickering Community Infant School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Pickering Community Junior School 2.5 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rillington Primary School 5.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sinnington Community Primary School 5.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Snainton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 5.9 mi Good Last distance published
- West Heslerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 6.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Malton Primary Academy 6.8 mi Not judged Last distance published