Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Sessay, Thirsk, YO7 3NA
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Sessay Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Fiona Bennett
- Diocese
- Diocese of York
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 92
- URN
- 121514
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
About this school
Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Thirsk. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 92 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - |
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 Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 | 78% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 55% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 13% | 92 | — |
| Sessay Church of England Primary School | 27% | 3.4% | 11% | 79 | 0.0 miles |
| Husthwaite Church of England Primary School | 88% | 5.3% | 20% | 64 | 3.1 miles |
| St Peter's Brafferton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 67% | 3.5% | 9.7% | 92 | 3.2 miles |
| Topcliffe CofE Academy | 53% | 2.5% | 11.9% | 116 | 4.0 miles |
| Keeble Gateway Academy | — | 6.2% | 19.1% | 204 | 4.3 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sessay Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Husthwaite Church of England Primary School3.1 miles
Primary · York
- 3.2 miles
-
Topcliffe CofE Academy4.0 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Keeble Gateway Academy4.3 miles
Primary · Thirsk
Other 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
- Thirsk Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School teach?
- Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Thirsk.
- Has Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School?
- Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 92 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled 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 31 August 2024.