Primary schools in Thirsk
13 primary schools in Thirsk, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Thirsk in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 13 schools in Thirsk first 191 times for 185 places: 1.03 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the North Yorkshire authority's 280 schools. 3 of the 13 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Alanbrooke Academy
- Dishforth Airfield Community Primary School
- Topcliffe CofE Academy
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy
- Carlton Miniott Primary Academy
- Dishforth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Keeble Gateway Academy
- Knayton Church of England Academy
- Pickhill Church of England Primary School
- Sessay Church of England Primary School
- South Kilvington Church of England Academy
- Sowerby Primary Academy
- Thirsk Community Primary School
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Browse by authority: North Yorkshire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.