Schools in Thirsk
Thirsk in North Yorkshire has 17 schools in the catchment.school database, including 13 primaries, 1 secondary (Thirsk School & Sixth Form College) and 3 other settings, coordinated by North Yorkshire Council. Thirsk is notable for the quality of its school provision: nine of the ten Ofsted-rated schools in the area are rated Good or Outstanding – the highest such proportion among North Yorkshire's market towns. Eight schools carry a Church of England or Roman Catholic designation.
With eight academies among the 17 schools, parents need to check individual admissions policies in addition to North Yorkshire Council's coordinated scheme. Three schools are currently at or above their published admission number, and the average fill rate is 81%. The wide rural catchment of Thirsk School & Sixth Form College takes in villages across the Hambleton district; home-to-school transport eligibility and catchment boundary maps are available from North Yorkshire Council's admissions team.
School demand in Thirsk
Across the 16 schools in Thirsk with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 81%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Thirsk have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
8 of the schools in Thirsk are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of North Yorkshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
10 of the schools in Thirsk have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Thirsk: 2 oversubscribed (13)
Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Thirsk · YO7 3DL
Thirsk Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Thirsk · YO7 1SL
Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Thirsk · YO7 3LN
Pickhill Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Thirsk · YO7 4JL
Knayton Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Thirsk · YO7 4AN
Topcliffe CofE Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Thirsk · YO7 3RG
Sowerby Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Thirsk · YO7 1RX
Carlton Miniott Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Thirsk · YO7 4NJ
Keeble Gateway Academy
Primary · Free schools
Thirsk · YO7 1TS
All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Thirsk · YO7 1NB
Alanbrooke Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Thirsk · YO7 3SF
South Kilvington Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Thirsk · YO7 2LR
Sessay Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Thirsk · YO7 3NA
Secondary Schools in Thirsk (1)
Other Schools in Thirsk (3)
Queen Mary's School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Thirsk · YO7 3BZ
Breckenbrough School
Not applicable · Non-maintained special school
Thirsk · YO7 4EN
Darwin School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Thirsk · YO7 4PT
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Thirsk are set by North Yorkshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.