Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School

Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School has made commendable progress since its last inspection, improving from a 'Requires Improvement' grade to 'Good' across all areas of education and management. The school is characterized by a caring and inclusive atmosphere where pupils feel safe and engaged. Leaders demonstrate high aspirations for all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they thrive academically. However, there are areas needing development, particularly in enhancing pupils' understanding of world faiths and cultures, which is crucial for their preparation for life in modern Britain.

Strengths

• Caring and inclusive school environment
• Strong relationships between adults and pupils
• High expectations and ambition for all pupils
• Effective teaching of early reading and phonics
• Good curriculum planning that builds knowledge progressively
• Positive attitudes to learning among pupils
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities
• Robust support systems for SEND pupils
• Improved attendance and punctuality measures

Areas for Improvement

• Pupils struggle to recall detailed knowledge about world faiths and cultures

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.6% of pupils at Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 1.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 9.3% of pupils at Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School received £7,675 and spent £7,386 for each of its 246 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £174,000 (£708 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School have?

Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School has 246 pupils on roll.

What age range does Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School cover?

Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School?

Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School is at Londesborough Grove, Fox Lane, Thorpe Willoughby, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9NX.