Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
About the school
Thirsk School & Sixth Form College is an open secondary school in North Yorkshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 March 2026
- Published
- 21 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 43.5
- North Yorkshire
- 46.5
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Yorkshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 38.80%
- North Yorkshire
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 58.80%
- North Yorkshire
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 45.50%
- North Yorkshire
- 37.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.93
- North Yorkshire
- 4.12
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.35
AAB or better
- School
- 6.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1014
Girls
52.27%
Boys
47.73%
SEN support
17.55%
Education, health and care plan
3.25%
English as an additional language
5.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.95%
Overall absence
9.17
Persistent absence
25.14
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
141
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
59
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
44%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
31%