Sowerby Primary Academy
Primary schoolSowerby Primary Academy is a primary school in North Yorkshire, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 279 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 22 June 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Sowerby Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in North Yorkshire and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), October 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)120 m
- Thirsk School & Sixth Form CollegeSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.4 (2025/26, provisional)280 m
- Keeble Gateway AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024830 m
- Thirsk Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Yorkshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).