Primary schools in Thirsk

There are 13 primary schools in Thirsk (North Yorkshire), teaching 1,573 pupils. Of the 13 with a score, 5 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 6 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Thirsk All schools in Thirsk

Pupils from low-income families16%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools5 of 13scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards2inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)9of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full2 of 13schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size22.0one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs1schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Primary schools (13)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Alanbrooke AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	27	7%	No overall grade 2025	100	98 to 100
2	South Kilvington Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	85	11%	Report card 2026	94	85 to 98
3	Topcliffe CofE AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	116	9%	No overall grade 2025	90	71 to 97
4	Carlton Miniott Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	196	15%	Good 2023	77	56 to 89
5	Knayton Church of England AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	118	5%	Good 2024	70	41 to 87
6	Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	97	17%	Good 2019	49	20 to 79
7	All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	94	27%	Good 2023	43	16 to 76
8	Sowerby Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-11	279	19%	Good 2022	31	17 to 53
9	Pickhill Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	60	13%	Good 2023	24	6 to 68
10	Dishforth Airfield Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	96	13%	Outstanding 2023	20	6 to 52
11	Keeble Gateway AcademyFree school · ages 3-11	204	20%	Good 2024	15	6 to 35
12	Sessay Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	79	6%	Good 2020	4	1 to 19
13	Thirsk Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	122	46%	Report card 2026	3	1 to 6

Primary schools in nearby areas

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.