Thirsk Community Primary School
Hambleton Place, Thirsk, YO7 1SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Jacob Harrison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 122
- URN
- 121365
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01845524349
About this school
Thirsk Community Primary School is a community primary school in Thirsk. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 122 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 26 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 35% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 69% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 54% | 37% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 65% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Thirsk Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Yorkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 35% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 30% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 150 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 148 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thirsk Community Primary School compares
Thirsk Community Primary School ranked 224th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 30% | 8.1% | 44.6% | 122 | — |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 50% | 3.5% | 21.4% | 94 | 0.7 miles |
| Sowerby Primary Academy | 65% | 4.8% | 21.5% | 279 | 0.8 miles |
| South Kilvington Church of England Academy | 92% | 3.8% | 8.5% | 85 | 1.2 miles |
| Keeble Gateway Academy | — | 6.2% | 19.1% | 204 | 1.3 miles |
| Carlton Miniott Primary Academy | 71% | 4% | 13.6% | 196 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report10 February 2026
- 10 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.59%
- English as an additional language
- 13.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.14%
- Persistent absence
- 23.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Sowerby Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
South Kilvington Church of England Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Keeble Gateway Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Carlton Miniott Primary Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Thirsk
Other schools in Thirsk
Thirsk Community Primary School ranks 9th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Thirsk.
- Alanbrooke Academy Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Carlton Miniott Primary Academy Primary
- Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School Primary
- Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Keeble Gateway Academy Primary
- Knayton Church of England Academy Primary
- Pickhill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sessay Church of England Primary School Primary
- South Kilvington Church of England Academy Primary
- Sowerby Primary Academy Primary
- Topcliffe CofE Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thirsk Community Primary School teach?
- Thirsk Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thirsk.
- Who is the headteacher of Thirsk Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thirsk Community Primary School is Mr Jacob Harrison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thirsk Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thirsk Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Thirsk Community Primary School?
- Thirsk Community Primary School has 122 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Thirsk Community Primary School full?
- Thirsk Community Primary School has capacity for 180 pupils and 122 on roll (68%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Thirsk Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thirsk Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thirsk Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thirsk Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Thirsk Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thirsk Community Primary School rank locally?
- Thirsk Community Primary School ranked 224th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thirsk Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Thirsk Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thirsk Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thirsk Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.