# Thirsk School & Sixth Form College

Thirsk School & Sixth Form College is a secondary school in North Yorkshire, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,029 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E121666. [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,029
- Council: North Yorkshire
- URN: 121666

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 24 March 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Thirsk School & Sixth Form College was 38.4, against 46.8 in North Yorkshire and 46.2 in England.
23.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | North Yorkshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 38.4 | 46.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 23.4% | 47.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47.3% | 67.8% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 188 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Sowerby Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sowerby-primary-academy-e145369): 280 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2022. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-catholic-primary-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy-e147229): 390 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Keeble Gateway Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/keeble-gateway-academy-e147192): 560 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024
- [Thirsk Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thirsk-community-primary-school-e121365): 1.6 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/121666)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/121666)

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