Sowerby Primary Academy

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Topcliffe Road
Sowerby
Sowerby Primary Academy
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
YO7 1RX
Phone 01845523037
Reference Number 145369

General Makeup

Number of pupils 304
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.34%
Girls: 50.66%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 5.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.6
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 25.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 18 32
2 20 16 36
3 21 20 41
4 22 22 44
5 21 27 48
6 19 26 45

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 89.1%
White, Other 3.3%
African 2.6%
White & Asian 1%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Asian, Other 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2022-09-21
Date Description Report
2022-06-21 School inspection School inspection
2018-02-06 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Sowerby Community Primary School
2014-12-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-09-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-01-12 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-05-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-06-14 Full inspection Full inspection
2014-12-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-09-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-01-12 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-05-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-06-14 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 60% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

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.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.7 Unlock Unlock
Writing -2.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2.1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 25 1
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Green Lane East, Sowerby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1NB
0.08 miles
Keeble Gateway Academy
Inspiration Way, Sowerby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1TS
0.52 miles
Thirsk Community Primary School
Hambleton Place, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1SL
0.82 miles
South Kilvington Church of England Academy
Stockton Road, South Kilvington, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 2LR
1.76 miles
Carlton Miniott Primary Academy
Carlton Miniott, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4NJ
1.89 miles
Alanbrooke Academy
Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3SF
2.92 miles
Topcliffe CofE Academy
School Lane, Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3RG
3.54 miles
Knayton Church of England Academy
Stockton Road, Knayton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4AN
4.31 miles
Sessay Church of England Primary School
Sessay, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3NA
4.71 miles
Name Distance
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Topcliffe Road, Sowerby, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1RZ
0.17 miles
Breckenbrough School
Sandhutton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 4EN
2.82 miles
Queen Mary's School
Baldersby Park, Thirsk, YO7 3BZ
3.97 miles
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