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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Early years provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 10 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 121514
- 14 January 2020Graded inspection: Good · as Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, URN 121514
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry25 applications · 10 places offered · 10 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.5; North Yorkshire median median 2.5
- 2025 2.7; North Yorkshire median median 2.3
- 2024 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2023 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2022 1.7; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 2.1; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2020 1.5; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 1.4; North Yorkshire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.6; North Yorkshire median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.3; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.0; North Yorkshire median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- North Yorkshire median
Dashed bars: as Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121514), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 9 | 24 | 2.7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 15 | 19 | 1.3 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 * | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 14 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2020 * | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 12 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2019 * | 13 | 18 | 1.4 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 13 | 17 | 1.3 | 12 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 * | 15 | 19 | 1.3 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2016 * | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 15 | 19 | 1.3 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2014 * | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 80% · Writing 47% · Maths 53% → all three 27% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- North Yorkshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 27% | 0% | 104 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 0% | 107 | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 78% | 0% | 107 | 102 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Sessay Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.5applications per place 27%met the SATs standard
- 5.1 km · North YorkshireRequires improvement20222.1applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 5.2 km · North YorkshireGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 6.5 km · North YorkshireGraded · no overall grade20252.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 7.0 km · North YorkshireGood20241.6applications per place
- 7.4 km · North YorkshireGood20241.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 7.6 km · North YorkshireRemains Good20222.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 7.6 km · North YorkshireGood20232.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 8.0 km · North YorkshireOutstanding20232.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151006 · 815/3101
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 79 on roll
- Free school meals
- 6.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2024
- Replaced
- Sessay Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (URN 121514)
- Address
- Sessay, Thirsk, YO7 3NA
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources