Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School
Londesborough Grove, Fox Lane, Selby, YO8 9NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Rachel Stanhope
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Selby
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 121436
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01757703996
About this school
Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School is a community primary school in Selby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 246 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 38 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 53% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 8% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 71% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 58% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 58% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Thorpe Willoughby 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 | 58% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School compares
Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School ranked 162nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 6.6% | 27.9% | 246 | — |
| Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 85% | 3.6% | 7% | 188 | 1.4 miles |
| Brayton Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.2% | 16.4% | 381 | 1.7 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 48% | 4.7% | 10.4% | 188 | 2.0 miles |
| Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School | 57% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 200 | 2.2 miles |
| Selby Community Primary School | 60% | 6.9% | 49.7% | 303 | 2.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.89%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.58%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Brayton Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Selby
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Selby, Longman's Hill Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Selby
-
Selby Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Selby
Other schools in Selby
Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School ranks 12th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Selby.
- Barlby Community Primary School Primary
- Barlow Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby Primary
- Brayton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Camblesforth Community Primary Academy Primary
- Chapel Haddlesey Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hambleton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Hemingbrough Community Primary School Primary
- North Duffield Community Primary School Primary
- Selby Abbey Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Selby Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School teach?
- Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Selby.
- Who is the headteacher of Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School is Ms Rachel Stanhope, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thorpe Willoughby 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 Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School?
- Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School full?
- Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 246 on roll (78%), 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 Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School rank locally?
- Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School ranked 162nd of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thorpe Willoughby 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.