Alanbrooke Academy
Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe, Thirsk, YO7 3SF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Keeley Ungerechts
- Sponsor
- Elevate Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 27
- URN
- 148233
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01845577474
About this school
Alanbrooke Academy is a primary academy in Thirsk. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 27 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alanbrooke 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Alanbrooke 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 21 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alanbrooke Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.6% | 0% | 27 | — |
| Topcliffe CofE Academy | 53% | 2.5% | 11.9% | 116 | 1.6 miles |
| Carlton Miniott Primary Academy | 71% | 4% | 13.6% | 196 | 1.7 miles |
| Keeble Gateway Academy | — | 6.2% | 19.1% | 204 | 2.6 miles |
| Sowerby Primary Academy | 65% | 4.8% | 21.5% | 279 | 2.9 miles |
| All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 50% | 3.5% | 21.4% | 94 | 3.0 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)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 2.56%
- Persistent absence
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Topcliffe CofE Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Carlton Miniott Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Keeble Gateway Academy2.6 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
Sowerby Primary Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Thirsk
-
All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Thirsk
Other schools in Thirsk
- 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
- Topcliffe CofE Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alanbrooke Academy teach?
- Alanbrooke Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Thirsk.
- Who is the headteacher of Alanbrooke Academy?
- The headteacher of Alanbrooke Academy is Mrs Keeley Ungerechts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alanbrooke Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alanbrooke 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 Alanbrooke Academy?
- Alanbrooke Academy has 27 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Alanbrooke Academy full?
- Alanbrooke Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 27 on roll (26%), 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 Alanbrooke Academy a faith school?
- No. Alanbrooke Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Alanbrooke Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alanbrooke Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Alanbrooke Academy part of an academy trust?
- Alanbrooke Academy is part of ELEVATE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Alanbrooke Academy's absence rate?
- Alanbrooke Academy's overall absence rate is 2.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alanbrooke Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alanbrooke 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.