Thirsk School & Sixth Form College

Type Secondary / Community school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Topcliffe Road
Sowerby
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 1RZ
Phone 01845522024
Reference Number 121666

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1016
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.52%
Girls: 51.48%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 20.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 72 81 153
8 92 109 201
9 95 91 186
10 83 81 164
11 96 100 196
12 27 35 62
13 28 26 54

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.4%
White, Other 3.8%
Unclassified 2.3%
African 1%
White & Asian 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Mixed, Other 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-03-17
Date Description Report
2022-02-02 School inspection School inspection
2017-03-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-09-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-09-16 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2009-04-28 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-01-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-06 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-01-31 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
43.6 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 35.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 57.4% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 31.82 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 31.33 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 7.5% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 55 10
Third Preference 34 0
From another Local Authority 2 1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Sowerby Primary Academy
Topcliffe Road, Sowerby, Sowerby Primary Academy, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1RX
0.17 miles
All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Green Lane East, Sowerby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1NB
0.24 miles
Keeble Gateway Academy
Inspiration Way, Sowerby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1TS
0.34 miles
Thirsk Community Primary School
Hambleton Place, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1SL
0.98 miles
Carlton Miniott Primary Academy
Carlton Miniott, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4NJ
1.87 miles
South Kilvington Church of England Academy
Stockton Road, South Kilvington, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2LR
1.94 miles
Alanbrooke Academy
Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3SF
2.81 miles
Topcliffe CofE Academy
School Lane, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3RG
3.38 miles
Knayton Church of England Academy
Stockton Road, Knayton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4AN
4.49 miles
Sessay Church of England Primary School
Sessay, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3NA
4.57 miles
Name Distance
Breckenbrough School
Sandhutton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4EN
2.88 miles
Queen Mary's School
Baldersby Park, Thirsk, YO7 3BZ
3.82 miles
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