All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Green Lane East, Sowerby, Thirsk, YO7 1NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Paul Conway
- Diocese
- Diocese of Middlesbrough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 147229
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01845523058
About this school
All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Thirsk. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 | 14 | 15 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 53% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 67% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 67% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 67% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 | 36% | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 94 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 178th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 3.5% | 21.4% | 94 | — |
| Sowerby Primary Academy | 65% | 4.8% | 21.5% | 279 | 0.1 miles |
| Keeble Gateway Academy | — | 6.2% | 19.1% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
| Thirsk Community Primary School | 30% | 8.1% | 44.6% | 122 | 0.7 miles |
| South Kilvington Church of England Academy | 92% | 3.8% | 8.5% | 85 | 1.7 miles |
| Carlton Miniott Primary Academy | 71% | 4% | 13.6% | 196 | 1.9 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)
- 21.43%
- English as an additional language
- 36.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.53%
- Persistent absence
- 8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sowerby Primary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Keeble Gateway Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Thirsk Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
South Kilvington Church of England Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Carlton Miniott Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Thirsk
Other schools in Thirsk
All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy ranks 8th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Thirsk.
- Alanbrooke 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
- Topcliffe CofE Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Thirsk.
- Who is the headteacher of All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The headteacher of All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is Paul Conway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 98 pupils and 94 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Middlesbrough.
- Does All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy part of an academy trust?
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of NICHOLAS POSTGATE CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy compare with other schools in North Yorkshire?
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 178th of 233 primary schools in North Yorkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy'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 10 July 2026.