Sessay Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · 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 🔒
Sessay Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire for ages 5–11 (academy converter). North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2014 to 2026 entry.
Sessay Church of England 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
- For Reception in 2026, there were 10 first-choice applications for 10 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 27% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, the lowest among this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire that have results.
- There were 22.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
- Free school meal eligibility is 6.3% of pupils, compared with a middle figure of 18.3% 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
- Sessay, Thirsk, YO7 3NA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 79 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 27% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 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.
- Husthwaite Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Topcliffe CofE Academy 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Keeble Gateway Academy 4.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Easingwold Community Primary School 4.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sowerby Primary Academy 4.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy 4.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School 4.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published